Barnhill was arrested last week after police found a 16-year-old female runaway in his apartment. The girl told police that Barnhill had taken nude photographs of her and offered to arrange paid sex acts for her with other men, and that she had encountered other woman at the apartment who said they worked as prostitutes for Barnhill.
Superior Court Magistrate Judge Frederick Sullivan rejected a defense lawyer’s request to release Linwood Barnhill Jr., during a court hearing that revealed an earlier prostitution-related investigation into the officer. A District of Columbia police officer charged with running a prostitution operation from his apartment will remain behind bars, a judge ruled Wednesday, calling him a “rogue” cop and a major flight risk.
Another teenage girl subsequently interviewed by police said Barnhill invited her to work as an escort for him, then offered to pay her for sex with another man. Barnhill, 47, has been charged with two counts of pandering of a minor and has been in custody since his arrest.
At a hearing Wednesday, internal affairs officer Jeffrey Williams testified that police had received an anonymous tip in 2011 alleging that Barnhill had been smoking marijuana and was using his apartment for prostitution. Police later conducted surveillance on the apartment but found no evidence to support the allegations.
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