Colorado State Trooper Luke Zellman Arrested on Child Exploitation Charge

Description: The Colorado Springs Police Department has arrested Colorado State Patrol Trooper Luke Zellman on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail and has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation. The Colorado State Patrol Released the Following Statement...

Trooper Arrested in Colorado Springs

(Colorado Springs, COLO) - The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested Colorado State Patrol member Luke Zellman. He was arrested on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. He has been booked into the El Paso County Jail.

Luke Zellman joined the Colorado State Patrol in March 2014. His first duty station was in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and he transferred to the Colorado Springs Troop Office in September 2017. Zellman has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

All media inquiries should be directed to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact CSPD at 719-444-7000.

The Colorado State Patrol and its members are committed to ensuring the safety of all persons and to adhering to our core values of honor, duty, and respect. We take these standards seriously and recognize that the success of our mission depends upon maintaining the trust and the safety of the public we serve. We respect and defer to the Colorado Springs Police Department and the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office regarding the ongoing investigation.

Arrests and charges are merely accusations until and unless a suspect is convicted of a crime. All suspects and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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