Minneapolis police officer Bradley James Schnickel "accused of preying on teen girls"

Perp:

Bradley James Schnickel (DOB July 17 1980)
15895 Yellow Pine St NW
Andover, Minnesota 55304​

Employment History:

• Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2008-2013
• Glencoe Police Department, Glencoe, Minnesota, 2005-2008
• Minneapolis Park Police, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002-2005

Department:

Minneapolis Police Department
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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KSTP: Mpls Officer Charged with Sex Abuse Appears in Court (Feb 6 2013)

Thirty-two-year-old Bradley Schnickel was charged with three counts of attempted or actual third-degree sexual conduct and three counts of engaging in sexually explicit online chats with a minor last month ...

• In one case, a girl who is now 14 told investigators she began chatting last summer with someone named "Brady" who said he was 22. She said the chats turned sexual, and three months later, she sneaked out of her home to meet the man. She said they drove for a while, and then Schnickel got her drunk on vodka and had sex with her.
• Another alleged victim said Schnickel sent her 15 pictures of his genitals and asked for sex at least 50 times. She said she never met him until he suddenly appeared at her bus stop a few months later, asking what police were inquiring about and telling her to "deny, deny, deny everything."
• Schnickel told another girl through Facebook chats he was 23 years old, the complaint said.
• One alleged victim "kept telling the defendant that she was only 14 and the defendant responded by saying he 'likes girls your age,' " according to the complaint. The victim said Schnikel told her he liked girls as young as 12 and that he wanted to take her virginity. He asked her "for sex so many times she can't put a number on it," the complaint said.

CBS Local Minnesota: Minneapolis Cop Arrested In Criminal Sexual Conduct Case (Feb 7 2013)

Bradley Schnickel is accused of contacting his victims using social media. He has not yet been charged, but parents are now having tough conversations with their teenagers ... “We thought we were safe,” Wathen said. “You know, cop next door? Awesome.” But on Thursday, the Andover neighborhood learned Schnickel was arrested for criminal sexual conduct with a girl under age 13. Investigators have found at least five victims, and there could be more.​

City Pages: Mpls cop Bradley Schnickel arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct involving pre-teen girl [UPDATE] (Feb 7 2013)

32-year-old Andover resident Bradley Schnickel has been arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct involving a girl younger than 13, according to an Anoka County press release. Schnickel is a Minneapolis police officer.​

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According to Fox 9, Schnickel's arrest came after Brooklyn Center police "identified the officer as the man who had been sending inappropriate messages to an underage girl over social media." Investigators then determined he had victimized several girls. One of the allegations involves "penetration of a juvenile female," WCCO reports.​

My Fox Twin Cities: Minneapolis cop arrested for sexual conduct with girls ages 12 to 14 (Feb 7 2013)

A Minneapolis police officer has been arrested and accused of having sexual relations with multiple underage girls, as young as 12 years old, in Anoka County. Bradley James Schnickel, 32, was arrested Wednesday at the Andover, Minn. home he shares with his wife and young children after Brooklyn Center police identified him as the man sending inappropriate messages to an underage girl over social media. The investigation widened and multiple girls were identified as potential victims. Anoka County investigators now believe there are a half-dozen girls between the ages of 12 and 14, with at least three involved in sexual contact.​

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Minneapolis cop suspected of sexually assaulting minors he met online (Feb 7 2013)

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Bradley James Schnickel, 32, of Andover was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 6, and was being held at the Anoka County Jail on suspicion of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Some 9,000 pages of documents from an undisclosed social media site subpoenaed by investigators reportedly detail Schnickel's efforts to form online relationships with girls in Anoka County, said Cmdr. Paul Sommer, spokesman for the county sheriff's office. Some said that at least three of the minors -- ranging in age from 12 to 17 -- eventually met Schnickel and engaged in sexual activity with him. Sommer said the investigation could uncover more girls. "The contact is reported to be consensual, but because of the age of the children, it doesn't matter," Sommer said. ​

KSTP: Mpls. Police Officer Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct (Feb 7 2013)

Anoka County detectives arrested 32-year-old Bradley James Schnickel of Andover after being alerted by the Brooklyn Center Police Department that he had allegedly been sending inappropriate messages to a girl through social media. Police say the investigation widened and multiple juvenile girls came forward, alleging sexual contact and penetration.​

Sun Post: Former Minneapolis police officer charged for criminal sexual conduct (Feb 7 2013)

A 32-year-old Andover man and Minneapolis Police officer has been charged in Anoka County District Court for having sex with a 14-year-old girl and soliciting sex from at least three other teens ... He appeared in Anoka County District Court Friday when bail was set at $500,000. Schnickel was also fired from the Minneapolis Police Department on Friday ...​

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According to the criminal complaint, the Brooklyn Center Police Department was informed last October that a 14-year-old girl had sex with a man named “Brady Schmidt” whom she had met through Facebook. Police executed a search warrant to learn the identity of Schmidt and discovered the owner of the related Yahoo accounts was Schnickel and that he worked as a Minneapolis Police officer. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Schnickel’s Andover home and took computers, phones and other items for the additional investigation. The sheriff’s office has since been reviewing nearly 9,000 pages of electronic communication between Schnickel and other underage girls. About 3,000 pages had been reviewed at the time charges were brought forth.​

The victims, as per the Sun Post's analysis of the charging documents:

• Schnickel allegedly began having online conversations with the 14-year-old girl in April 2012 when he was 31 years old. Their conversations turned sexual and he told her he was 22 years old and wanted to meet her. According to the complaint, they met in July 2012. She snuck out of her house and Schnickel picked her up in a silver car with black leather interior. They went to a park near Crooked Lake and he provided her with Svedka vodka and Mountain Dew before they had sex.

(The chat logs recovered by police identify three other girls that Schnickel met online, according to the complaint.)​

• He allegedly met another 13-year-old girl online at the end of 2011. They began having conversations on Tinychat.com in the spring of 2012 and he started sending pictures of his penis to her and she sent two nude pictures of herself. He told her he was 19 years old. They met in the fall of 2012, when he picked her up in a red car at her Coon Rapids apartment, according to the complaint. They did not have sexual intercourse, but the girl told police Schnickel masturbated in front of her while they were sitting in his car.

(Authorities during a follow-up search warrant Wednesday, Feb. 6 found a silver car with black leather interior, a red car and a bottle of Svedka vodka at Schnickel’s Andover home, according to the complaint.)​

• Schnickel allegedly began having online conversations with another girl, now aged 14, in November 2011 through Facebook. He said he knew her older sister and asked to see pictures of her. He repeatedly asked to have sex with her, but never did. They met for the first time last week on Feb. 4 after he had continued to contact her. According to the complaint, he asked her what the police were asking about. He allegedly old her to ‘deny, deny, deny everything” and that he did not want to go to prison.
• A fourth girl, age 14, began online conversations with Schnickel in December 2011. According to the complaint, she kept telling Schnickel (who she only knew as Brady Schmidt on Facebook) that she was only 14 years old, but he said he “likes girls your age.” At one point, she asked how young he would go and he responded “12.” She told police she could not put a number of how many times he asked to have sex with her. According to the complaint, Schnickel on Feb. 4 went to this fourth girl while driving his red car and asked if she had spoken to police and what she had said. He allegedly asked her to deny all conversations and contact with him.

Bradley James Schnickel Criminal Complaint (courtesy KSTP):

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Pioneer Press: Minneapolis cop lured girls online, had sex in his car, charges say (Feb 8 2013)

To most, he was Bradley Schnickel, a 32-year-old Minneapolis police officer with a wife and children. But online, he assumed a different identify, a prosecutor said. The Andover father of two referred to himself as "Brady Schmidt" and told two of four juveniles he is accused of soliciting online over the past 18 months that he liked "younger girls," according to a criminal complaint filed against him Friday, Feb. 8, in Anoka County District Court. He also lied about his age, telling one girl he was 22, for example, the complaint said. He told another he was 19. "It's my understanding he was quite prolific on social media sites," Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo said. "The allegations are that he misled these young girls into thinking he was much younger." ​

• As his relationships with the girls escalated, he allegedly persuaded two to meet him in person. One 14-year-old allegedly had sex with him in a car parked near Crooked Lake in Anoka County after Schnickel gave the girl Mountain Dew mixed with vodka, the complaint said.
• He allegedly masturbated in front of another, a 13-year-old girl he introduced himself to on Facebook and who eventually agreed to meet in his car outside her Coon Rapids residence, the complaint said.

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• He allegedly sent one 14-year-old more than 15 pictures of his genitals and got her to send him a picture of her wearing a sports bra, the complaint said.
• He allegedly told another 14-year-old he "likes girls her age" and said he wanted to take away her virginity.

KSTP: Minneapolis Officer Charged with Sex Abuse of Teens (Feb 8 2013)

• Bradley James Schnickel, 32, plied a 13-year-old girl with vodka last year and had sex with her in his car, the complaint said. He persuaded another girl to send a pair of nude pictures of herself, after which he drove to her apartment and masturbated in front of her in his car, the complaint said.
• In one case, a girl who is now 14 told investigators she began chatting last summer with someone named "Brady" who said he was 22. She said the chats turned sexual, and three months later, she sneaked out of her home to meet the man. She said they drove for a while, and then Schnickel got her drunk on vodka and had sex with her.
• Another alleged victim said Schnickel sent her 15 pictures of his genitals and asked for sex at least 50 times. She said she never met him until he suddenly appeared at her bus stop a few months later, asking what police were inquiring about and telling her to "deny, deny, deny everything."
• Schnickel told another girl through Facebook chats he was 23 years old, the complaint said.
• One alleged victim "kept telling the defendant that she was only 14 and the defendant responded by saying he 'likes girls your age,' " according to the complaint. The victim said Schnikel told her he liked girls as young as 12 and that he wanted to take her virginity. He asked her "for sex so many times she can't put a number on it," the complaint said.

CBS Local Minnesota: Mpls. Cop Accused Of Sex With Underage Girls Posts Bail (Feb 8 2013)

A 32-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting teen girls he met on social media sites while working as a Minneapolis Police officer, including one he allegedly got intoxicated before assaulting. Officer Bradley Schnickel was arrested Wednesday for criminal sexual conduct. On Friday, a judge set bail at $500,000, or $250,000 on the condition that he would not be allowed to have any contact with any juvenile females, including his own daughters. Schnickel took the $250,000 option. He posted bail on the $250,000 amount. That means he was released with conditions that include not being able to see his two children.​

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Investigators said they don’t believe they’re even a third of the way through all of the information they have in the case. Deputies were looking at Schnickel’s online communications, and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office says social media sites have turned over more than 9,000 pages of online communications.​

My Fox Twin Cities: Charges: Minneapolis cop told underage girls to 'deny everything' (Feb 8 2013)

Minneapolis Police Officer Bradley Schnickel appeared in Anoka County court Friday morning on charges he had sex with a 14-year-old girl and sexual contact with three other girls, ages 13 and 14, he met on Facebook, Skype and Tinychat.​

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According to the criminal complaint, Schnickel spent the past week in a scramble to intimidate the girls into denying everything and changing their stories if contacted by police. The charges say he even confronted one girl at her bus stop.​

This article contains their own enumeration of the victims, but they most be counting differently, since they only list three that he met to abuse and the fourth & last was:

VICTIM 4: 14 YEARS OLD​

A fourth victim never met with Schnickel in person until he appeared in a red car on Monday, Feb. 4, asking if she talked to police and telling her to deny all chats connected to him.​

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Star Tribune: Cop facing juvenile sex charges allegedly led double life: Bradley Schnickel, who was released on bail Friday in underage sex case, is married and has two daughters (Feb 8 2013)

In person, he was Bradley Schnickel, a 32-year-old Minneapolis police officer, fun-loving recreational-league hockey player, a neighbor who loved to talk about his daughters. But online, Schnickel allegedly took on another persona. He was "Brady Schmidt," and he lured young girls through Facebook and Skype conversations, having sex with a 14-year-old and a sexual encounter or chats with three other girls, ages 13 and 14, according to charges filed Friday.​

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Through Facebook, he told a 14-year-old that he was 22. Last July, he allegedly convinced her to meet with him. She snuck out of her house. He allegedly picked her up, took her to Crooked Lake in Coon Rapids and plied her with vodka mixed with Mountain Dew before having intercourse with her, according to the complaint.​

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He allegedly masturbated in front of a 13-year-old he met through Facebook chats. He sent a 14-year-old with whom he had online conversations pictures of his penis and asked her for some type of sex more than 50 times, according to the charges. When he allegedly asked another girl for sex, she told him that she was only 14. He responded by saying he "likes girls your age," the girl told authorities.​

Minnesota Public Radio News: MPD: Officer charged with child sex abuse no longer on force (Feb 8 2013)

Minneapolis police officials say the officer [Bradley James Schnickel] charged Friday with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with young girls is no longer on the force. ​

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In July of 2012, Schnickel allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl after giving her vodka and Mountain Dew. Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo said this is a particularly serious charge, because the girl was mentally and physically impaired by the alcohol. If convicted, the maximum penalty for the crime is 15 years in prison. ​

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The complaint alleges Schnickel also tried to get a 13-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him, but she refused. Schnickel also allegedly sent pictures of his genitals to other young girls via social media sites and urged the girls to have sex with him. Two girls say they sent nude or partially nude photos back to him. ​

KARE 11: Mpls. police officer accused of criminal sexual conduct (Feb 8 2013)

Investigators say a Minneapolis police officer faces charges of criminal sexual conduct involving a number of female juvenile victims. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office and Minneapolis Police have identified the officer as 32-year-old Bradley James Schnickel, a husband and father. Schnickel, a resident of Andover, was arrested February 6 for first degree sexual conduct.​

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Schnickel has been "invoking his right" not to speak to investigators, while in custody in the Anoka County jail.​

KARE 11: Former Mpls. cop accused of criminal sexual conduct out on bail (Feb 9 2013)

Bradley James Schnickel, 32, of Andover made his first appearance in Anoka County Court Friday morning. He is charged with two counts of third degree criminal sexual conduct, one of attempted third degree criminal sexual conduct, and three counts of engaging in electronic communication relating or describing sexual conduct with a child. ... Judge Sharon Hall ordered Schnickel to have no contact with juvenile females, even his own daughters, ages two and six months. That is a condition of Schnickel's $250,000 bail. The judge cited comments Schnickel allegedly made on social media saying that he liked young children.​

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Former Minneapolis cop accused of soliciting underage girls appears in court (Mar 6 2013)

A former Minneapolis police officer accused of soliciting girls online still is prohibited from seeing his young daughters. With his wife seated behind him in the gallery of Anoka County District Court, Bradley James Schnickel's newly appointed attorney, Fred Bruno, argued the Andover father should be allowed supervised visits with the couple's children, ages 2 and 7 months. An employee at the sex offender treatment program, Alpha Human Services, cleared Schnickel, 32, to see them after he recently completed a psychosexual evaluation, Bruno said ... Anoka County District Judge James Cunningham denied Bruno's request but said he would reconsider it at a later date should Schnickel wish to make it again. ​

Now facing charges in Hennepin County as well as in Anoka County, youngest victim is now 11 ...

CBS Local Minnesota: Ex-Cop Accused Of Sex With Underage Girls Faces More Charges (Apr 18 2013)

A 32-year-old former Minneapolis police officer, who already faces charges in Anoka County, has been charged by Hennepin County with four addition counts of Internet or computer solicitation of children. Bradley Schnickel, of Andover, passed himself off as Brady Schmidt and Brian Schmidt in cell phone and Facebook conversations with an 11-year-old Brooklyn Center girl, according to the criminal complaint. The conversations were sexually explicit and allegedly included a picture of his genitals. Schnickel also had similar explicit conversations with a 14-year-old girl, according to the complaint. ​

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St. Paul Pioneer Press: Minneapolis: Additional charges filed against ex-cop accused of luring girls online (Apr 18 2013)

Bradley James Schnickel, 32, faces four new felony counts of Internet or computer solicitation of children, according to the charges filed Thursday, April 18, in Hennepin County District Court. He was charged with similar crimes in Anoka County in February, including two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct ... He appeared in Hennepin County District Court on the latest charges Thursday, when it was revealed that the Andover father of two had enrolled in a sex-offender treatment program. ​

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The new charges relate to sexually charged conversations he had online with a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl he met on Facebook. Both girls live in Hennepin County, according to the Hennepin County complaint. He allegedly asked the 16-year-old when she wanted to "hook up" and is accused of sending both girls pictures of his genitalia, the complaint said.​

Sun Post: Andover man charged in Hennepin County for sexually explicit conversations with minor (Apr 18 2013)

An investigation of nearly 9,000 pages of electronic evidence of alleged online conversations between a former Minneapolis police officer, Bradley James Schnickel, and numerous juvenile females last year has led to charges by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Schnickel, 32 of Andover, allegedly had sexually explicit cell phone and Facebook conversations with an 11-year-old Brooklyn Center girl in October 2012, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office ... In the Hennepin County case, Schnickel allegedly used aliases including “Brady Schmidt and Brian Schmidt” to contact the Brooklyn Center girl online and by cell phone, according to the county attorney’s office. He had similar sexually explicit conversations with a 14-year-old girl starting in July 2012.​