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HANOVER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania township commissioner and former York city police officer is facing charges he kidnapped and raped a woman in Baltimore last month.

Michael Johnson Jr. was arrested Monday at his home outside Hanover. He’s president of the Penn Township Board of Commissioners and a former unsuccessful candidate for Congress and York County commissioner.

Police say Johnson claimed to be a police officer when he ordered a 22-year-old woman into his van on Nov. 2. He allegedly said he was arresting her for prostitution and handcuffed her.

He’s accused of raping her before he pushed her out of the van behind a bar. Johnson’s duties as township commissioner include overseeing the local police department.

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