Ex-police officer guilty of child sex images appears in court wearing ‘DILF’ t-shirt

“Anyone who engages in this behavior should be held accountable for their actions to the fullest extent of the law,” said Akron Police Chief Brian Harding.

A former Akron, Ohio police officer pleaded guilty on multiple charges related to a case of child sexual abuse.

Geoffrey Parker, 34, of Mineral Ridge, faces up to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to three counts of distributing sexually oriented material involving a minor , three counts of unlawful use of nudity-oriented material by a minor, one count of gross sexual solicitation and one count of lewd obscenity involving a minor, the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release Thursday, October 31.

When Parker appeared in court, he wore a shirt that read “DILF – Devoted, Involved and Loving Father.”

Parker, who was previously placed on unpaid leave, resigned Thursday, WKYC and FOX 8 reported.

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Before being sentenced by Judge Ronald J. Rice, Parker will undergo a background check. The former police officer must also legally declare himself a Level 2 sex offender — meaning that after his release from prison, Parker will have to register with a local sheriff’s office twice a year in the next 25 years,” said the prosecutor’s office.

Conformable FOX 8Parker was arrested on August 16 around 9:00 p.m. local time and booked into the Summit County Jail by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

At the time, he was placed on administrative leave with pay pending charges.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation began investigating Parker after the department traced a nude photo of a 4-year-old girl to the former police officer. He was also convicted of making nude images of young children, the press release said.

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The Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office said Parker’s conversations were linked “to an online chat application.” The murder of the 4-year-old took place in Weathersfield.

Parker was also accused of “sharing sexually explicit videos of minors engaging in sexual acts and photographing a child in the nude and then sharing the picture online to receive other explicit images of children “, according to a complaint, per NBC4i.

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“I am horrified to learn of these charges against one of our employees,” Akron Police Chief Brian Harding said in an August news release, according to FOX 8. “Thank you to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for handling this case and I trust that the judicial authorities and the legal process will reveal the truth. Anyone who engages in this behavior should be held accountable for their actions to the fullest extent possible by law. I am confident that justice will be done.”

Parker remains in the Trumbull County Jail, held on $1 million bail. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 26.

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