A Newport News police officer, accused of sexually assaulting and abducting a female acquaintance in December, is being confined alone at the city jail.
At his arraignment Friday, Officer Christopher E. Miner was ordered held without bail pending a bond hearing. He was placed in a single cell for his protection, according to Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kathleen Carey.
The 37-year-old Central Precinct patrolman is scheduled to return to court for the hearing on Wednesday. He faces charges of rape, forcible sodomy and abduction with intent to defile for an incident that allegedly took place at his home on Dec. 6, police said.
At the time of his arrest Thursday, Miner had been awaiting charges stemming from another incident involving a 27-year-old woman.
In January, he was charged with abduction for immoral purposes after the alleged victim told police that he refused to allow her to leave a residence after they had spent a social evening together, police said.
According to the Daily Press, Miner was accused of restraining her with leather restraints, taking her picture and threatening to post the photograph online if she didn't spend the night with him.
Miner was hired by the Police Department in 2003. He remains on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal and criminal investigation, police said.
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