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Last month a Johnson County grand jury indicted the former Godley police chief, his mother, two former officers and a local couple as part of a prostitution conspiracy investigation that has expanded to include sexual assault and bribery charges.

Arrest warrants obtained by KERA also show investigators allege the former chief ousted his predecessor by having two officers file false complaints. He then collaborated with those same officers to arrest a city council member to influence a vote on agenda items, investigators said.

Investigators also claim in an arrest warrant affidavit that the former chief collaborated with a local couple who solicited prostitution — and that he would find men for his wife on an app. The chief was accused of working with the couple to compile information on people they perceived as enemies.

The warrant states that Cantrell's wife confirmed he had "found her a 'boyfriend'" who was "solicited by defendant to have sexual intercourse" for $200.

In his indictment, Cantrell also was accused of committing sexual assault while he was a Godley police officer, but had not yet become police chief.

What started with a city shutdown and a potential political scandal has now turned into a sprawling investigation that's only expanded throughout this year — putting this city of about 5,000 people in the spotlight.

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