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Bethel mayor seeks to begin process for removing indicted police chief
The decision to begin the removal process against Chief Chad Essert comes amid a 70-count indictment and an ongoing internal investigation.
The mayor of Bethel has signaled his intent to begin proceedings to remove the village's police chief, accused of child sex crimes , from office.
The decision to initiate the removal process against Chad Essert comes amid a 70-count indictment in Clermont County Common Pleas Court and an ongoing internal investigation, Mayor Jay Noble II said in a news release June 15.
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