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Sunday, March 13, 2011

San Diego officer arrested in sexual battery on woman [Updated]

OFF THE WIRE
latimesblogs.latimes.com
A veteran San Diego police officer was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexual battery, false imprisonment and assault under color of authority stemming from a traffic stop of a 32-year-old woman.
The woman was leaving downtown San Diego after the Mardi Gras celebration when the officer made a traffic stop. The woman was suspected of drunk driving.
The officer was described only as an 18-year veteran of the department. His name was not released pending a news conference by Police Chief William Lansdowne.
The officer was booked into county jail, his police powers revoked and he was suspended without pay.
[Updated at 8 p.m.: The officer has been identified as Anthony Arevalos, 40.]
-- Tony Perry in San Diego

Officer Arrested, Accused of Sexual Battery

MICHAEL GEHLKEN
 nbcsandiego.com


A San Diego police officer has been arrested for accused sexual battery, false imprisonment and assault under the color of authority for an alleged incident stemming from a Tuesday traffic stop.
Officer Anthony Arevalos, 40, an 18-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, pulled over a 32-year-old female as she was leaving a downtown Mardi Gras celebration, police said in a Friday evening release.
Assistant Police Chief Cesar Solis said the departement released Arevalos' photograph because he may be linked to a similiar incident that was investigated about a year ago. Solis said he could not disclose further details.
Tuesday's alleged victim was suspected of driving under the influence of an alcohol beverage, and Arevalos allegedly sexually battered the woman during their course of contact.
His peace officer powers have been revoked, police said, and he has been suspended from duty without pay.
The officer, assigned to the Traffic Division at the time of the incident, was detained by the department’s Sex Crimes Unit and was booked into County jail.
Source: Officer Arrested, Accused of Sexual Battery
NBC San Diego