2 police officers being investigated after telling a father his 11-year-old daughter could face child porn charges for sending images to a man online

The police chief in Columbus, Ohio, is condemning an incident in which two officers told a father his 11-year-old daughter could face child porn charges for sending images to a man online.

Chief Elaine Bryant said as soon as the department learned of the incident, captured on doorbell camera video, it "immediately reached out to the father to apologize, and to assure him that this matter was being fully investigated - both the actions of this officer, and more importantly, any crime committed against his child."

Bryant added in a statement posted to X, "My expectation is that our officers treat every victim of crime with compassion, decency, and dignity. What I saw in that video did not reflect that - which is why we referred this case to the Inspector General."

The video shows two Columbus officers arriving at Billy Blocka's house early September 14. He said he called them because his daughter had reportedly been manipulated into sending photos of herself to a man online.

The officers, one female and one male, knock on the door before the father steps out to speak with them.

"I just want you guys to come over and talk to her and I want her to realize what this was," he says. "Reality is, not much I can probably do about it, is there?"

The female officer then responds, "I mean, she can probably be charged with child porn."