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US police chief 'kutecop4you' arrested in child sex sting | US police chief 'kutecop4you' arrested in child sex sting |
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The stunned wife of a US police chief who was arrested for soliciting sex with a child says her family's lives "have been completely shattered". | The stunned wife of a US police chief who was arrested for soliciting sex with a child says her family's lives "have been completely shattered". |
Michael William Diebold, who ran the three-man police force in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Friday. | Michael William Diebold, who ran the three-man police force in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Friday. |
The 40-year-old allegedly sent explicit texts and photos with a person he believed was 14, but it was a police sting. | The 40-year-old allegedly sent explicit texts and photos with a person he believed was 14, but it was a police sting. |
His wife apologised to the public on Sunday. | His wife apologised to the public on Sunday. |
"I have never hurt so bad in all my life," Danielle Reinke Diebold said in a statement to KDKA News. | "I have never hurt so bad in all my life," Danielle Reinke Diebold said in a statement to KDKA News. |
She described her husband as the "first man ever in my life who never made me question, never gave me a gut feeling, never a bad instinct or sign and we were even in the process of planning to extend our family". | She described her husband as the "first man ever in my life who never made me question, never gave me a gut feeling, never a bad instinct or sign and we were even in the process of planning to extend our family". |
"This is not who we knew. We knew a loving, caring father and husband and we are grieving the loss of that man," she added. | "This is not who we knew. We knew a loving, caring father and husband and we are grieving the loss of that man," she added. |
According to Pennsylvania state prosecutors, Mr Diebold was arrested on Friday after trying to meet an undercover officer who was posing online as a teenager. | According to Pennsylvania state prosecutors, Mr Diebold was arrested on Friday after trying to meet an undercover officer who was posing online as a teenager. |
The criminal complaint says that Mr Diebold had been contacted by the bogus teen after posting an advert in which he stated he was a "full-time police officer". | The criminal complaint says that Mr Diebold had been contacted by the bogus teen after posting an advert in which he stated he was a "full-time police officer". |
Identifying himself as "kutecop4you", Mr Diebold wrote: "I am a dom male that is also employed as a full time police officer. I hope that does not scare you off." | Identifying himself as "kutecop4you", Mr Diebold wrote: "I am a dom male that is also employed as a full time police officer. I hope that does not scare you off." |
After the undercover agent claimed in the text exchange to be a 14-year-old girl, Mr Diebold allegedly responded: "Everyone has to have a first time." | |
The mayor of Leechburg, a borough of about 2,000 people 35 miles (55km) north-east of Pittsburgh, said the chief has been suspended without pay. | |
Over the summer, Mr Diebold was interviewed on national news, after he was maimed in a fireworks accident at the town's annual carnival. | |
Despite the injury, which led to the amputation of an arm, he and his fiancee married 18 days later. | |
The town raised thousands of dollars to help his recovery, and local news crews filmed his wedding. | |
He is now charged with unlawful contact with a minor and criminal attempt to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. | He is now charged with unlawful contact with a minor and criminal attempt to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. |