US vice officer forced women to have sex

Associated Press (mail.com); Pfc. Sandoval, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Columbus vice squad police Officer Andrew Mitchell forced women to have sex with him under color of law, pressured others to help cover up crimes, and lied to federal investigators, according to charges unveiled March 11, 2019. Officer Mitchell has also been investigated by state authorities after police said he murdered or] fatally shot Donna Castleberry (shown here), who stabbed him in the hand while sitting in his unmarked police car [possibly about to be raped] (Michelle Dalton via AP, file).

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Feds accuse vice officer of forcing women into sex

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A longtime police officer forced women to have sex with him under threat of an arrest, pressured others to help cover up crimes, and [shot a victim to death then] lied to federal investigators when he said he'd never had sex with prostitutes, according to charges unveiled Monday.

(March 11, 2019) Columbus vice squad Officer Andrew Mitchell, 55, was arrested Monday and faces a detention hearing this week. He is charged with witness tampering, obstruction of justice, making a false statement to federal investigators, and deprivation of rights under color of law, the language used to describe crimes committed by police officers while on duty.

A federal indictment accused Mitchell, a 30-year veteran, of arresting two different women and forcing them to have sex before he would release them. Later, during the federal investigation, Mitchell lied when he told the FBI he'd never had sex with a prostitute, since Mitchell knew "he has had sex with numerous prostitutes, including having paid women money for sex," according to the indictment.

Committing the alleged crimes while on duty is "a nightmarish breach of trust," said Ben Glassman, the U.S. attorney for the southern half of Ohio. "We rely on the police to serve and protect us... More