Dallas police officer arrested on sexual assault charge

A 26-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department was arrested on a charge of sexual assault early Sunday after he used his clout to get prostitutes to perform sexual acts, police said in a news release.

Officer David Kattner was arrested at 1:20 a.m.

“It has been alleged that officer Kattner has used his position as a peace officer to contact known female prostitutes and compel them to perform sexual acts while working an extra job,” the news release says.

Kattner, part of the Northeast Patrol Division, was to be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Detectives were trying to determine whether there are more victims and asked that Kattner’s photo not be released.

— Monica S. Nagy

This story was originally published December 21, 2014 at 3:57 PM with the headline "Dallas police officer arrested on sexual assault charge."