City Of Ankeny: Tip Leads The Ankeny Police To Arrest Two People On Multiple Exploitation Charges

Press release from the City of Ankeny:

11/02/2021 4:37 p.m.

On Nov. 11, 2020, the Ankeny Police Department launched an investigation after receiving a tip from Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) related to the sexual exploitation of minors. 

Today, Nov. 2, 2021, as the result of an extensive and almost a year-long investigation, Ankeny police arrested Todd Schulz and Aimee Staudt on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.  Ankeny detectives determined Schulz and Staudt had been in a relationship and their victims were known to them.  At this point, all victims involved in the investigation have been contacted and there is no further concern to the public. 

Arrested:

Todd Schulz OD
43 years old
Polk City, IA

Charges:

Conspiracy to Commit a Forcible Felony - IA 706.1 & 706.3(1) – Class C Felony

Sexual Exploitation of a Minor - IA 728.12(1) – Class C Felony

Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – IA 728.12(2) – Class D Felony

Invasion of Privacy – IA 709.21 – Aggravated Misdemeanor

Child Endangerment – IA 726.6(7) & 726.10 – Aggravated Misdemeanor

Arrested:
Aimee M. Staudt
44 years old
Van Meter, IA

Charges:

Conspiracy to Commit a Forcible Felony – IA 706.1 & 706.3(1) – Class C Felony

Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – IA 728.12(1) – Class C Felony

Invasion of Privacy – IA 709.21 – Aggravated Misdemeanor

Child Endangerment – 726.6(7) & 726.10 – Aggravated Misdemeanor

This press release was produced by the City of Ankeny. The views expressed here are the author’s own.