A former Loveland police officer was officially indicted last week on sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident he committed with a 15-year-old girl while on duty in August.

Dylan Miller, 28, allegedly sexually assaulted the minor at a park on Aug. 4, according to Larimer County Sheriff’s and court documents.

He was first taken into custody and booked in a Larimer County Jail on Nov. 6. The Loveland Police Department immediately fired him when notified of the assault in late October.

Miller faces federal charges of sexually assaulting a minor. He first appeared in court post-indictment on Friday.

Senior Sex Crimes Counsel Maura White of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Connaughty for the District of Colorado are prosecuting the case, according to a news release.

If convicted, the former police officer could face a life sentence.

The incident’s timeline began in late July when Miller contacted the 15-year-old female victim and others during a traffic stop, according to a news release by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.

Several days later, the female victim claimed Miller then contacted her with another person while at a Loveland park after hours.

Miller then allegedly told the other person to leave and told the victim to walk with him to a secluded area away from the street, which was allegedly where he sexually assaulted her.

In late October, the Loveland Police Department received a report of the assault. The department contacted the sheriff’s office to conduct the investigation, who later identified the suspect as Miller.

Miller was arrested on charges of:

• First-degree kidnapping
• Sexual assault on a child – position of trust
• Unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer
• Sexual assault
• Official oppression
• First-degree official misconduct

“Our community deserves transparency and accountability,” Loveland Police Chief Timothy Doran previously said in a news conference. “People who victimize children deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Anyone who uses their badge to do so is a disgrace to this profession and should be rooted out.”

“I spent years investigating crimes against children. These are difficult cases for everyone, most of all for victims and their families,” said Sheriff John Feyen.

Miller began working as a police officer on May 20, 2022, according to a news release by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.

Before being hired by LPD in 2022, Miller worked for the Durango Police Department between September 2020 and May 2022.

Upon the initial arrest in November, investigators were concerned that other victims may exist.