Edits of Seattle Times article about then-unnamed police officer accused of child rape

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 SPD sergeant arrested amid allegations of child abuse
 
 Originally published April 15, 2016 at 8:44 pm
-Updated April 15, 2016 at 9:21 pm
+Updated April 15, 2016 at 9:45 pm
 
 The sergeant was relieved of duties after his two daughters filed a report with
-the police department alleging abuse, the department announced Friday night.
+the Police Department alleging abuse, the department announced Friday night.
 One daughter is a teenager and the other is a young adult.
 
-By Seattle Times staff reporter
+By Jessica Lee Seattle Times staff reporter
 
 A Seattle police sergeant has been arrested amid allegations he
-abused his two daughters,
-the police department announced Friday.
+repeatedly abused his two daughters in Lake Forest Park,
+Seattle police said Friday night.
 
 The sergeant, who has not been identified, was relieved of duties after his
 daughters filed a report with the police department on April 1 alleging abuse,
 the department said in a statement. One daughter is a teenager and the other is
 a young adult.
 
-The sergeant was arrested without problems on Friday, the statement says.
-Authorities intend to book him into King County Jail after questioning.
+After turning over his badge and gun, the sergeant was arrested without
+problems Friday, a Seattle police spokesman said. As of late evening,
+authorities intended to book him into King County Jail after questioning.
+
+The Lake Forest Park Police Department headed the investigation, with help from
+other law-enforcement agencies, including the King County Sheriff’s Office, the
+statement says.
+
+“At this time, neither the Lake Forest Park Police Department nor the SPD has
+information or reason to believe there is a threat to the public or additional
+abuse allegations outside of the employee’s family,” the statement says.  No
+details on the content of the allegations or abuse were available, Seattle
+police spokesman Detective Patrick Michaud said.
+
+After the department received the daughters’ report, Seattle police Chief
+Kathleen O’Toole directed Seattle police sexual-assault and child-abuse
+detectives to contact them, the statement said.
 
-Seattle police Chief Kathleen O’Toole and the director of the Office of
-Professional Accountability, which investigates complaints of police
-misconduct, directed Seattle police sexual-assault and child-abuse detectives
-to contact the daughters, the statement says.
-
-The office will continue to
+The Office of Professional Accountability — which investigates complaints of
+police misconduct — will
 monitor the criminal case and will launch a separate administrative
 investigation at its conclusion, the statement says.
 
 In 2013, police and child-protection officials investigated the same man for
-abuse, though prosecutors
+alleged abuse. Prosecutors
 declined to pursue the case due to insufficient evidence,
-according to police.
+and child-protection officials determined the allegations were unfounded,
+according to the statement.
+
+The Office of Professional Accountability launched an administrative
+investigation into that case as well, which resulted in an inconclusive
+finding, the statement says.
+
+For the most recent incident, if the sergeant is charged with a felony, his
+status with the Police Department will change to unpaid administrative leave,
+according to the statement.
 
-This post will be updated.
+  
+Jessica Lee: 206-464-2532 or jlee@seattletimes.com