Tanner Porter, a former Allen County sheriff’s deputy, will be arraigned in September to face a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
Porter, of Moran, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday in front of Montgomery County Judge Jeffrey Gettler, who was assigned to hear the case.
Gettler scheduled an arraignment hearing at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 6.
Porter is accused of engaging in sexual relations with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 on July 15, 2021. Porter was with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department at the time.
Porter, who joined the Allen County force in 2017, later resigned from the department in order to take a job with the Kansas Highway Patrol, but that job offer was rescinded as a subsequent investigation into the 2021 incident by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation unfolded.
Porter also faces drunken-driving charges from an incident May 7 in Greenwood County.
He stands accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol, possessing a loaded firearm while under the influence, reckless driving, passing in a no-passing zone and with insufficient clearance. A status conference on the Greenwood County cases is scheduled for Tuesday.
