– Written By @DanielleBTV
Some stories are easier to write than others; this one is incomprehensible.
A Cleveland police officer was indicted on Wednesday, on charges of attempted kidnapping and multiple counts of sexual offenses involving a 12-year-old girl. The officer reportedly tried to kidnap her while she waited for the school bus and urinated on her after she refused to get in his car, according to prosecutors.
Officer Solomon T. Nhiwatiwa, 34, apparently used his own cell phone to record the incident, said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, who called the alleged incident last Friday “impossible to comprehend.”
O’Malley said the story went as follows: Nhiwatiwa, who was off duty at the time, drove past the little girl with his windows rolled down at a school bus stop on Friday and asked her if she needed a ride.
The girl refused to get in his car, and Nhiwatiwa drove off, according to O’Malley. But then he returned and parked his vehicle only about a minute later, walked up to the girl, exposed his genitals and began to urinate on her while appearing to record the incident with his cell phone, according to O’Malley.
Nhiwatiwa is charged in the indictment with attempted kidnapping with sexual motivation, pandering obscenity involving a minor, disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, endangering children, criminal child enticement, public indecency, assault and attempted, interference with custody, according to court records.
“My office will hold him accountable and ensure that he never holds the position of police officer again,” O’Malley said.
Nhiwatiwa is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 26.
