Court docs detail stalking, child sexual exploitation accusations against ex-Bonner Springs detective
By Chloe Godding
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Kansas (KMBC) — Newly released court documents shed new light on the stalking and exploitation allegations against a former Bonner Springs Police Department detective.
Kyle Rector, 39, was arrested by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and charged in March. He was charged with 18 offenses, including multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, stalking, breach of privacy, official misconduct and unlawful computer acts.
Authorities said he was suspected of using department resources to stalk his spouse.
Rector’s employment was terminated Jan. 26.
Court documents released April 6 detailed the allegations and evidence uncovered by special agents.
The KBI investigation began shortly after Rector was terminated. Police officials contacted the KBI, notifying them he had been let go after they discovered he used law enforcement technology and equipment to stalk his wife and two men.
Court documents said Rector used license plate readers, information databases, remote computer access and “numerous” other internet resources to gain personal information about his wife and the two others. His wife told agents that she had been separated from Rector since November 2025.
In a previous incident in January, his wife noticed something strange about her bedroom light switch. Police came to look and discovered a handmade video recording device, court documents said. She applied for and received a Protection from Stalking Order the next day.
Rector also allegedly used his department-issued Ford Explorer to track the three victims on days when he was working as well as on days off. Court documents said he made dozens of searches on databases and used license plate reader technology “unlawfully,” using his department-issued cellphone and computer.
A search warrant of Rector’s police bag was executed on Feb. 6. Inside, agents discovered laptops, more than a dozen flash drives, multiple phones and recording devices, according to court documents. Some of the flash-drive-like items looked like regular flash drives, but when plugged in, they had the ability to access passwords and data.
During the investigation, agents spoke with Rector’s wife, who told them she noticed a “suspicious icon” on her and her daughter’s computer, which she recognized as a program for remote access. The Secret Service was able to confirm that her computer had been remotely accessed when she was asleep, according to court documents.
On Feb. 12, a search warrant was executed to review the contents of the devices found in Rector’s bag. Multiple images of child sexual abuse material were discovered, court documents said. Videos and photos were found of his spouse from various occasions, including several instances where he “appears to be hiding.”
Also discovered were inappropriate videos of himself, including one of him in uniform from 2017, when he was not with the Bonner Springs Police Department.
On March 17, Rector’s wife contacted KBI, saying her neighbors had seen Rector in the area, repeatedly driving past her residence. This was while the protection order was in effect. When neighbors tried to confront Rector, he reportedly drove away.
Rector appeared in court for the first time on March 31. He is due back in court in May.
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