Former police chief sues Ohio over prison term

WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio police chief who was convicted of downloading photos of nude children on his work computer has sued Ohio for $40,000, alleging wrongful imprisonment.

David Harrison, who was chief in Wapakoneta from 1988 to 2002, said this month in the state Court of Claims the state violated his constitutional right against being prosecuted more than once for the same crime.

Harrison pleaded guilty in 2003 to six charges and was incarcerated for one year. In 2005, he withdrew his guilty plea in a dispute over the length of his probation, and the state presented additional charges, leading to a six-year jail term.

Harrison was released from prison in 2008.

The state Supreme Court ruled last year that the re-sentencing on the same crime was improper.