Ohio corrections officer arrested after extortion investigation

A corrections officer in northern Ohio has been arrested after an investigation into possible extortion, our CBS affiliate WOIO-19 TV reported.

Austin Wilson, a corrections officer with the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, is involved in the investigation.

The sheriff’s office said it received information about an incident involving Wilson.

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WOIO-19 reported that the incident involved the “transmission of explicit photographs and the potential for extortion.”…

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