The sexual assault allegations date to before Diego Jose Miranda Lopez joined the department, the LAPD said in a statement announcing his arrest.
A rookie Los Angeles police officer who resigned after being confronted with sexual assault allegations was arrested Thursday on suspicion of rape of a child under 14 years old.
Diego Jose Miranda Lopez, 23, recently graduated from the police academy and was serving as a probationary officer assigned to the North Hollywood area when investigators confronted him with sex crime allegations. He resigned from the department, which can terminate probationary officers based on misconduct, the LAPD said in a statement.
The sexual assault allegations date to before Lopez joined the department, authorities said in a statement announcing his arrest late Thursday evening. He is being held without bail at LAPD’s Valley Jail. The investigation is being handled by the LAPD’s Juvenile Division unit, which handles sex crimes against children.The L.A. County district attorney’s office is scheduled to review Lopez’s case for filing considerations on Monday.
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