Upper Arlington police Chief Tracy Hahn says a department investigation into Lt. Jeffrey Conrad could take two to four weeks.
Conrad, 47, is on paid administrative leave after being charged by the Columbus Division of Police on Jan. 10 with soliciting sex from a woman who turned out to be an undercover Columbus officer at a hotel on Olentangy River Road.
He was off duty at the time, Hahn said.
The charge is a first-degree misdemeanor.
“We’re going to look to see if he violated any of our codes of conduct,” Hahn said. “An example would be conduct unbecoming of an officer.”
She said the investigation “has nothing to do with the criminal case.”
Some criminal convictions can result in a police officer losing his or her ability to continue to work in law enforcement. They include domestic violence, because people convicted of that crime are prohibited from carrying a firearm.
Soliciting for prostitution is not one of those crimes, Hahn said.
“There are no regulations for this specific crime,” she said.
Conrad has been with Upper Arlington police for more than 20 years and is one of three lieutenants, ranked just below the chief.
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