Charges have again been filed against Nicholas Iacampo, a former Chester Township police officer and West Geauga Schools Resource Officer, for an alleged incident with a teenager on Aug. 6.
Charges have again been filed against Nicholas Iacampo, a former Chester Township police officer and West Geauga Schools Resource Officer, for an alleged incident with a teenager on Aug. 6.
Iacampo, 29, of Painesville, has been indicted on two charges — felony Sexual Battery and Unruliness or Delinquency of a Child, a misdemeanor.
The indictment was filed in Geauga County Common Pleas Court on Monday afternoon. Iacampo was charged in August for the same incident but charges were later dropped because of a Ohio Supreme Court ruling in another case in 2016.
The investigation continued by Lake County Special Prosecutor Adam M. Downing to avoid any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest in Geauga County’s court system, as Iacampo is the son of Chardon Municipal Court Judge Terri Stupica.
Iacampo was originally arrested the evening of Aug. 6, after the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call from the father of a 16-year-old girl regarding allegations against a Chester Township police officer.
He was arraigned Aug. 7 in Chardon Municipal Court on a third-degree felony charge of sexual battery against the 16-year-old.
An investigation conducted by a Lake County sheriff’s detective found Iacampo engaged in sexual conduct with a minor who at the time of the incident was 16 years of age.
The conduct allegedly took place in the parking lot of the Church of the Blessed Hope on Wilson Mills Road in Chester Township, according to law enforcement sources.
Iacampo officially resigned from the Chester Police Department on Aug. 28.
In a prepared statement on Monday by Chester Chief Craig T. Young, the chief wrote: “The members of this organization are devoted stewards of public safety and are willing to pay the ultimate price, if need be, to ensure this community’s safety.
“No one is above the law and our personnel are held to strict standards of conduct to ensure faithful service and protection; our community deserves nothing less. The recent investigation involving the reported misconduct of a former officer in no way reflects any type of accepted behavior by this office; the members of this organization find this reported behavior appalling. Please understand that a resignation was accepted on the advice of our legal counsel, as terminations are often appealed and could result in a reinstatement regardless of the circumstances leading to the termination. Resignations are final.”
The indictment wll be presented to Iacampo by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents.
Iacampo is set to be arrainged on Dec. 13 at Geauga Common Pleas Court. No judge has been assigned the case.
