Police officer who offered money for sex back on duty

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

A Columbus police officer suspended after he admitted he offered to pay a woman for sex is back on duty.

Twenty-six-year-old Officer Helal Daoud, who has been with Columbus police for two years, was placed on leave in November. The Columbus Dispatch reported the woman told investigators that she initially connected with Daoud over the summer on social media, and she eventually stopped responding to him.

Investigators say Daoud sent multiple messages, eventually offering the woman money for sex in October.Daoud later admitted to investigators he had sent the messages that offered to pay the woman for sex, saying he intended it as a joke and was intoxicated when he sent them.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Chantay Boxill says Daoud is undergoing “robust retraining.”