Park County Sheriff's Office Press Release April 8

April 8th 2015

PRESS RELEASE

On April 7th Marc Ziolkowski, a former Fairplay Police Officer was arrested in Goodland Kansas on a Park County Warrant by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for sexual assault on a child.

The Park County Sheriff's Office had received information on this case in 2014. Realizing this was going to be a very complex, time intensive investigation. Sheriff Wegener requested the Colorado Bureau of Investigation take over the case.

CBI performed a very comprehensive investigation that took over eight months and is still ongoing at this time. The Park County Sheriff's Office would like to commend the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for their hard work and dedication to the citizens of Park County!

CBI News Release:
Walsenburg Man Arrested for Alleged Child Sex Assault

04/07/2015—The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Walsenburg man in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a child occurring in Park County, Colorado in 2008.

Marc Ziolkowski (DOB: 11/5/1971) was taken into custody in Goodland, Kansas on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, and faces charges of sexual assault on a child (class 3 Felony). He was taken to the Wallace County Jail in Sharon Springs, Kansas and is being held without bond.

CBI Agents launched the investigation in 2014 following a request for assistance from the Park County Sheriff’s Office based on information the sheriff’s office received regarding an alleged child exploitation incident occurring in 2008.

It’s alleged Ziolkowski engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl initiated through an online chat site in 2008.

After a comprehensive investigation, and in coordination with the 11th Judicial District in Colorado, the Park County Sheriff’s Office, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, the Goodland Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Ziolkowski in April.

CBI agents worked in conjunction with the Goodland Police Department to coordinate Ziolkowski’s arrest. Ziolkowski was taken into custody without incident on April 7, 2015.

Ziolkowski has previous law enforcement ties having worked as a member of the Colorado State Patrol, Fairplay Police Department, and is currently a member of the Goodland Police Department as a part-time employee. Ziolkowski was placed on administrative leave upon the department being notified of the investigation. Ziolkowski has also been working at Northwest Kansas Technical College for the past year; he has been placed on suspension at this time.