Ex-Indiana cop who abused teen faces decertification after Post investigation

Indiana law enforcement officials are planning to revoke Timothy Barber’s police certification days after a Washington Post investigation revealed how the former South Bend police officer used his job to sexually abuse a teen and target other girls and young women.Under state law, the South Bend Police Department was required to report Barber’s 2022 felony convictions for child seduction and official misconduct to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, but failed to do so, according to the state agency.The state’s law enforcement training board, which can act on its own after learning…