ALTOONA, Pa.
A central Pennsylvania police officer charged with having sex with a 16-year-old girl he met online wants to retire and collect his pension.
Altoona Police Officer Herrick Johnson is on paid administrative leave. State police say the 49-year-old Johnson met the girl through a site that promoted law enforcement careers. State police say Johnson drove to Indiana to pick up the girl at her family's home in July.
The city's pension board must rule on Johnson's request to retire effective Aug. 20, the day of his preliminary hearing on the charges. Johnson's pension would be based on 50 percent of his base pay.
City officials say the officer likely won't forfeit his pension due to the sex charges.
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