HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The pretrial hearing in the case of a former Hutchinson police officer accused of rape has been changed to a plea hearing.
According to official documents filed earlier this month, the pretrial hearing for Todd W. Allen scheduled for April 10 has been changed to a plea hearing.
The formal charges as originally filed against Allen included 17 felonies and seven misdemeanors. Hutch Post does not know the terms of the plea agreement.
Allen was arrested August 17, 2022 and was subsequently charged with two counts of rape or alternative counts of aggravated sexual battery.
The charges also included three counts of attempted rape or alternative counts of aggravated sexual battery, two more counts of aggravated sexual battery, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery.
The two counts of rape, as originally charged, are level one person felonies.
Allen also was originally charged with five counts of breach of privacy and two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.
He is currently free on a $250,000 bond. The plea hearing will be before Judge Jeff Newsum at 2:30 p.m. April 10.
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