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Cleveland police officer Charles Locke testifies during the trial of accused serial murderer Anthony Sowell in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court,July 7, 2011. Locke was charged last week after being accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

(Marvin Fong)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland Municipal Court Judge on Monday set bond at $250,000 for a local police officer accused of filming himself have sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Patrol Officer Charles Locke, 43, is charged with two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and four counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. The case was bound over to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

A municipal court document accuses Locke of filming multiple sex acts with his victim. The victim's parents told Locke to stay away from their daughter, but the officer didn't heed the warning, according to the document.

Locke was taken into custody Thursday at the Cleveland Division of Police Fourth District headquarters.

Locke, who arrested Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell in 2009, is suspended from duty without pay pending the outcome of the case.

Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Jeff Follmer said the union and its legal counsel will not support Locke in the case. An attorney for Locke is not listed.