An Ohio police officer has been taken into custody after allegedly confessing to sharing nude images with a minor female, as reported by our CBS affiliate WTOL-11 TV.
Austin Sabo, 23, was taken into custody on Wednesday following a search warrant executed at his residence in Oak Harbor, Ottawa County.
He is charged with two counts related to distributing harmful material to minors and the unlawful use of a minor in explicit content, as reported by WTOL-11.
Sabo, formerly an officer with the Walbridge Police Department, has been dismissed from his position.
Mayor Ed Kolanko of Walbridge informed WTOL-11 that Sabo was in a probationary phase after being recently appointed as a part-time patrol officer.
A search warrant has been issued as part of an ongoing investigation into sexual abuse material linked to Sabo, according to WTOL-11.
A K9 discovered multiple electronic devices deemed important for evidence during a search, as reported by the Ottawa County Major Crimes Unit.
No further details about those devices were available at this time.
If you have any information regarding child abuse or other crimes against victims, please contact the Ottawa County Major Crimes Unit at (419) 898-3155.