KINGMAN COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Kingman Police Department are investigating multiple allegations of child sexual abuse made against an owner of a home daycare, who also had access to children while employed as a bus driver with Kingman-Norwich public schools.
On the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 4, an allegation of child rape was reported to officers of the Kingman Police Department. At approximately 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Kingman Police Department arrested Tony Streight, 47, for rape of a child under 14 years of age, and indecent liberties with a child. The arrest occurred at the Kingman law enforcement center. Following his arrest, Streight was booked into the Kingman County Jail.
The Kingman Police Department requested KBI assistance on Aug. 6, at around 4:50 p.m. KBI agents responded to help investigate.
Streight was one of two adults operating a home daycare at 250 East H Ave., in Kingman. The daycare, Little Explorers Playschool, had operated since 2017, and was licensed since 2022.
The KBI asks anyone with information related to this investigation, or whose children were under the supervision of Streight, to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.
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KINGMAN COUNTY — Law enforcement are investigating a USD 331 Kingman-Norwich school district employee for alleged child sex crimes.
Just after 11:30p.m. Tuesday, 47-year-old Tony R. Streight was booked into the Kingman County Jail on requested charges of rape and indecent liberties with a child, according on online jail records.
Streight worked as a bus driver for the school district and a teacher assistant at a school district preschool.
In a notice sent to school district families, USD 331 said the employee was immediately stripped of duties pending the outcome of the legal process. and the alleged incident did not take place on school grounds or during school activities.