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Court Records Reveal Fired Detective Stalked Wife with License Plate Readers, Possessed Child Porn

KCTV5 · Sarah Motter · April 6, 2026

Newly released court records detail how former Bonner Springs Detective Kyle Rector, 39, used Flock license plate readers, hidden cameras, and remote-access spyware to stalk his estranged wife and two men he suspected she was dating. Investigators also discovered child sexual abuse material on his devices. Rector faces 18 charges including five counts of sexual exploitation of a child, stalking, and official misconduct.

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