Case Against Former Clarksville Police Officer Continues Towards Trial
A former Clarksville Police officer will be formally arraigned on over 10 sex-related charges later this month.
In September, a joint investigation by the Butler County Sheriff’s and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) led to the arrest of 34-year-old Michael Tobin. Authorities say that on March 4th, a minor under the age of 18 reported to the sheriff’s office the then-Clarksville police officer had showed the minor sexually explicit images and videos that were evidence in a pending criminal case. Those images included nude images of minors.
Tobin’s employment with the City of Clarksville was discontinued the following day and the DCI was asked to assist with the investigation.
Tobin has been charged with two Class C felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; one Class D felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor; and eight aggravated misdemeanors counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Court records show that due to the sensitive nature of the alleged illegal activity, security access to the criminal complaints has been raised to Level 3, making them only accessible to the attorneys in the case.
Friday, a judge ruled that there was sufficient evidence against Tobin to continue for trial and set his arraignment date for October 24th in Butler County District Court.
