Fourth woman files sexual assault lawsuit against former Warren officer; chief also named in lawsuit

4th woman files lawsuit against former officer

YOUNGSTOWN — A fourth woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a former Warren police officer of sexually assaulting her while on duty and alleging a pattern of predatory behavior by officers targeting vulnerable women, court records show. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. Northern District Court, names former officer Michael Edwards Jr., police Chief Erik J. Merkel and the City of Warren as defendants. It alleges Edwards sexually assaulte…

Fourth woman files sexual assault lawsuit against former Warren officer; chief also named in lawsuit

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN)- A fourth woman has come forward and filed a lawsuit against a former Warren officer alleging sexual assault, according to federal court records. Read next: Local man sentenced to 50 years in prison for child sex abuse The woman filed a lawsuit Monday in the U.S. Northern District Court against former Warren police officer Michael Edwards Jr., Chief Erik J. Merkel, and the City of Warren. The filed lawsuit accuses E…