ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating alleged child sex crimes.
Just after 5:30p.m. Thursday, police arrested 33-year-old Michael D. Lunsford of Atchison, in the 100 block South 8th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Lunsford was arrested on a District Court warrant for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
This arrest is the result of an August 2025 police investigation involving a victim under the age of 14. The charge involves unlawful touching of the victim, who was known to the suspect, at a residence in Atchison.