(KAIR)--A Leavenworth County resident, who worked as an officer for the Lawrence, Kansas Police Department, faces sex-crimes related charges following his arrest in connection with the allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman while on duty.

According to a release Friday from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 41-year-old Jonathan Gardner, of Tonganoxie, was arrested for one count of rape, 12 counts of unlawful acts concerning computers, and 12 counts of official misconduct. The release explains that the charges of official misconduct and unlawful acts with computers “claim Gardner committed illegal and unauthorized searches of the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System, as well as internal police department public safety systems between 2017 and 2020.”

According to the release, the Lawrence Police Department, on November 1, 2021, “requested KBI assistance after they received a report that day from a female subject alleging that one of their officers [identified as Gardner] had sexually assaulted her while he was on duty. The crime is suspected to have occurred on January 1, 2017.”

Gardner was arrested Friday morning by KBI agents, with assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol, near the intersection of Smiley Road and Highway 40.

Following his arrest, Gardner was booked into the Leavenworth County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Douglas County Attorney is expected to prosecute the case.

Gardner’s employment with Lawrence Police was severed shortly after KBI agents initiated the investigation into his alleged crimes, with cooperation of the Lawrence Police Department.