A Ramsey County deputy is accused of sending explicit pictures and messages to people he believed to be children, according to charges filed Thursday.
Chadd Muellner, 34, faces two counts of engaging in electronic communication relating or describing sexual conduct with a child, court documents show. The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said Muellner has been placed on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway.
According to a criminal complaint, the East Metro Human Trafficking Task Force began chatting with someone using the name “Midwestguy0303” on the app KIK in March. Midwestguy0303 chatted with two different accounts operated by the task force. He allegedly sent explicit messages and pictures to both accounts, even after the recipients identified themselves as a 15-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy, respectively…