A 47-year-old Aurora, Colorado, police sergeant has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after investigators say he shared CSAM images and videos and tried to solicit a minor online.

Aaron Jacob “Jake” Bunch, who served as both a school resource officer and a supervisor for other SROs, was taken into custody on October 8 following an investigation by the FBI and Denver Police Department. The case began when tips were submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, linking a Kik account to the sharing of CSAM.

For those unfamiliar, Kik is a free messaging app that allows users to create anonymous accounts with minimal verification. Because of this, it’s become notorious over the years as a haven for sex offenders, pedophiles, CSAM collectors, and child traffickers. Law enforcement agencies have repeatedly warned parents to monitor Kik usage due to its lack of moderation and encryption protections that frustrate investigations.

According to a heavily redacted arrest affidavit, one tip to the FBI in July 2025 linked two suspects trading CSAM, one of whom was traced to Bunch. A separate tip in June described a Kik user uploading six images and three videos involving a child believed to be under 12. Another tip in July connected Bunch to an incident in January 2024, where he allegedly used a payment app to groom and attempt to solicit a minor, paying the victim $300 in the process.

Even more disturbing is that Bunch’s entire career revolved around protecting kids. As a school resource officer, he was entrusted with the safety of students, the very population he’s now accused of exploiting. Police departments often claim SROs build trust between youth and law enforcement. In this case, that trust appears to have been catastrophically abused.

Surprisingly, he’s been placed on unpaid leave. You have to really fuck up to be placed on unpaid leave by most police departments.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims connected to Bunch’s role in the Aurora Police Department. The FBI has created a public contact form for anyone with information: forms.fbi.gov/victims/AaronBunchVictim.

If the allegations hold true, this isn’t just another story of online exploitation. It’s a betrayal of public trust at its most intimate level. When a school resource officer crosses the line from protector to predator, it doesn’t just destroy individual lives. It poisons the very idea of safety that law enforcement is supposed to guarantee.

And let it not be forgotten that he’s not a drag queen.

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• Aurora sergeant shared child sex abuse material, tried to solicit a minor, affidavit says