MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A former Mandan police officer has pleaded guilty to two felony sex crimes after prosecutors accused him of using his cellphone to record a minor.
Scott Warzecha, 45, entered pleas Friday to felony use of a minor in a sexual performance and felony surreptitious intrusion, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
He was charged in November with both counts as well as another count of felony intrusion. That charge was dropped in exchange for his pleas.
Prosecutors will request Warzecha serve five years in prison and three years on probation. He remains free on bond pending a presentence investigation.
Warzecha was a 13-year police veteran and the department’s dog handler. He was placed on administrative leave at the onset of the investigation and fired a few days later.
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