A former police officer and commander with the Gary Police Department was arrested and indicted Thursday on federal charges for allegedly coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. The officer,

James Bond, 52, could get a minimum sentence of 15 years if convicted. He's accused of preying on a participant in a summer youth employment program in Gary, Indiana. Bond joined the city's police department in 2001.

James Bond, 52, is accused of enticing a teenager who was working at the department in July to send him sexually explicit content, federal documents allege.