A mid-May statement on the Portland Police Department s Facebook page called the incident "appalling," and said that Clark had been "removed from any and all law enforcement duties without pay."
Portland Police are cooperating with Avon Police as they investigate the incident involving Joshua Clark. Author: Steve Jefferson Updated: 2:37 PM EDT May 20, 2021
AVON, Ind. Joshua Clark has officially resigned from the Portland Police Department after he was reportedly identified in an online civilian child predator sting in Avon, Indiana.
Police Chief Josh Stevenson immediately suspended Clark after seeing the video posted on social media. That video reportedly contained portions of the officer admitting he drove from Portland to Avon to meet a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl with whom he chatted online for weeks. It was actually citizens posing as underage kids online.
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