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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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BERLIN — The city council Monday night had its first reading of the fiscal 2022 budget and tabled it for a public hearing and passage at the June 21 council
And more changes are coming. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther s is expected to name a new police chief this week the first ever to be hired from outside the division s ranks.
But the changes in the last year are a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done, according to local activists.
Hana Abdur-Rahim, an organizer with the Black Abolitionist Collective of Ohio, called the city’s actions performative. She said community members have pushed for a civilian police review board for years, and she believes it’s telling that the city didn’t move forward with it until after Floyd’s death.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The city of Columbus has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of André Hill, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by former Columbus police officer