Portage County corrections officer charged with sexual extortion

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Portage County corrections officer charged with sexual extortion

- Wendy DiAlesandro

A Portage County corrections officer faces two felony charges of sexual extortion after a colleague filed a complaint alleging he tried to extract "private images" from someone.

The sheriff's office didn't name the suspect, but Portage County Municipal Court records indicate that Austin P. Wilson, 29, was arraigned at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 25 and released after posting 10% of a $10,000 bond. He was charged with a third-degree felony count of sexual extortion and a fifth-degree felony count of dissemination of an image of another person.

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