VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Beach Police officer accused of child porn possession and attempting to sleep with a minor was denied bond this morning.
Kyle Lalonde was indicted on six charges on March 4, including attempted indecent liberties and enticing a minor. The prosecutor in the case said in court that two of the charges carry a 5-year minimum sentence, so he would face at least 10 years in prison if found guilty.
Between mid-September and mid-October of last year, Lalonde communicated with who he thought was a 12-year-old girl, according to the indictment. This included sending nude and pornographic images, as well as attempting to meet up.
The prosecutor said Lalonde initially pretended to be a grown woman in the communications.
Lalonde’s parents were present and his mother took the stand. She told the court that, if released, he could stay with them, and they would be willing to disconnect the internet from their home, if the court required it.
She also said he had graduated from Old Dominion University and previously worked in the Virginia Baech Parks and Recreation Department before deciding to attend the police academy in 2021.
Lolande’s company commander in the Army Reserves also testified. He said Lolande had been an “outstanding guy” both in and out of uniform. The man did not provide his rank, though he said Lolande was a first lieutenant.
New allegations
The prosecutor’s descriptions of what investigators found on Lolande’s phone were disturbing and graphic in sexual nature — so much so that the judge requested he stop sharing them.
The new findings include media related to bestiality, and the prosecutor said they could lead to additional charges.
Lolande’s lawyer, James Broccoletti, had requested that he be allowed to live with his parents under restrictions while awaiting trial — acknowledging the serious nature of the offenses.
He noted that Lolande hadn’t been accused of any crimes since the communications with the minor had ceased in October, and that he generally acted out his fantasies online anonymously — never actually doing anything offline.
“The allegations from the prosecutor were that he had engaged in inappropriate conversations in a chat room with someone that claimed that they were 12,” Broccoletti told us outside the courthouse. “And our position to the court was that people use the Internet in those chat rooms for anonymous encounters.”
