Latest update: Portage corrections officer charged with felony extortion, dissemination
A man apparently employed by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested and placed on administrative leave without pay, according to an announcement from the sheriff’s office.
The matter involves three corrections officers employed by the sheriff’s office and “the transmission of explicit photographs and the potential for extortion,” according to a letter signed by Capt. Robert James and placed on Facebook on Feb. 26. The sheriff’s office received information on the matter on Feb. 24…