Former Ohio Detective Sentenced for Kidnapping Sex Workers

Andrew Mitchell receives an 11-year prison term for civil rights violations while posing as a police officer.

Mitchell, a former Columbus vice detective, admitted to kidnapping two sex workers under the guise of law enforcement.
The sentence accounts for five years already served; Mitchell will be eligible for release in 2030.
Mitchell was previously acquitted in a separate case involving the fatal shooting of a woman during an undercover operation.
The federal investigation highlighted Mitchell's abuse of power and targeting of vulnerable individuals.
Legal proceedings focused on Mitchell's deprivation of civil rights, with sexual assault charges not pursued in the plea deal.