RICHMOND — A Richmond officer connected to a Bay Area-wide police sex exploitation scandal will return to work after an unpaid four-week suspension, city officials said Monday.

The officer was one of four Richmond officers recommended to be fired in the wake of allegations that they exploited the sex-trafficked teen daughter of an Oakland police dispatcher, said City Manager Bill Lindsay. Another officer involved in the scandal is waiting for a recommendation from a hearing for the proposed discipline.

“The level of discipline to be imposed remains more stringent than that recommended during the initial stages of the review process, which provided that one officer be terminated, one be demoted, and two receive suspensions,” Lindsay wrote in an email Monday. Related Articles Oakland police sex scandal: No officers to be charged by Contra Costa DA

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Eleven Richmond police officers were implicated in the investigation. Five have been disciplined, but continue to work for the department. Two have left the department for reasons unrelated to the teenager who used the name Celeste Guap while working as a prostitute. Another two have been fired from the department.

In September, Richmond police Chief Allwyn Brown recommended that one officer should be fired. The next month, Lindsay called for four officers to be terminated.

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Richmond Fire Chief Adrian Sheppard, who served as the hearing officer, recommended that two of the four officers keep their jobs, according to a report from KGO-ABC 7 News.

“In essence, the process worked the way it should work,” Lindsay said in an interview with ABC 7.

The 19-year-old woman at the heart of the scandal filed multimillion dollar claims against the cities and counties that employed the officers she’s accused. Richmond is one of largest claims, as she is seeking $30 million from the city.

This city’s police officers have not been charged criminally in connection to the woman.

Karina Ioffee contributed to this report.