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A federal judge has set a new trial date for a former Columbus Police vice squad officer accused of forcing women to have sex with him under threat of an arrest.
Ex-Columbus police officer Andrew Mitchell is also charged with pressuring others to help cover up crimes and lying to federal investigators when he said he d never had sex with prostitutes.
U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus on Monday set a Sept. 27 date for Mitchell, who has pleaded not guilty.
The previous trial date was March 30 of last year. Mitchell s attorney said the allegations are unfounded.
Michell also faces state charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter in the August 2018 killing of Donna Castleberry. That case, which has been delayed for trial multiple times, was the first time in nearly a quarter-century that Franklin County grand jury indicted an officer for shooting a civilian.
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