MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with
sexually assaulting teen girls he met on social media sites. Bradley James
Schnickel, 32, was charged Friday with three counts of attempted or actual
third-degree sexual conduct and three counts of engaging in sexually explicit
online chats with a minor. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 46
1/2 years. Anoka County prosecutors said Schnickel had online chats with four
girls who were 13 or 14, in which he described wanting to engage in sexual
activity. The criminal complaint says he had physical contact with some of
them. A phone message left with his defense attorney was not returned. The
Minneapolis Police Department has placed Schnickel, a five-year veteran, on
administrative leave.
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