CALDWELL
A Canyon County Grand Jury has indicted a Caldwell Police sergeant for sexual battery of a 17-year-old female.
The indictment against 38-year-old Dennis Paul Schat was handed down Wednesday.
Idaho State Police investigated the incident when it was disclosed in May 2008. Investigators say the sexual battery did not occur while Schat was on duty.
The case was turned over to the Ada County Prosecutor's Office due to a possible conflict of interest in Canyon County.
Schat was arrested Thursday and bond was set at $100,000. He was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim or any other minors under 18.
"When state police detectives notified us of Dennis’ arrest we immediately telephoned all of the department employees," Caldwell Police Chief Chris Allgood wrote in a news release. "The employees took the news very hard and feel a mix of both sorrow and anger. We are still a small department and very much like a family; we have pretty much had the wind taken out of our sails."
Schat will be arraigned in Canyon County District Court at a later date.
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