COLUMBUS — An ex-police officer in Ohio accused of turning off his body camera video while interacting with two women on duty has pleaded guilty, according to our media partners in Columbus, WBNS-10 TV.
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Nicholas Duty, 35, of Pickaway County, was facing two counts of destroying or altering records related to a criminal investigation, according to a previous News Center 7 report.
Duty was an officer with the Columbus Division of Police at the time of the incidents.
WBNS-10 reports that Duty initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea while in federal court on Jan. 22.
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Federal investigators say Duty turned off his body camera while interacting with two women on Oct. 31, 2023, and March 22, 2024. One of the encounters was said to be sexual.
Duty was working when the alleged incidents occurred. He was in a marked police car, wearing an official uniform and an assigned body camera, WBNS-10 reported.
Investigators said Duty was required to comply with the division’s body camera policies.
The indictment against Duty suggests that he deliberately impeded, obstructed, or influenced a federal investigation.
Duty was placed on leave by the Columbus Division of Police and moved to desk duty before he resigned, according to WBNS-10.
Duty could face an 18 to 48-month prison sentence. A date for his sentencing has not been scheduled.
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