Officer sexually assaults woman he met on domestic violence call, Colorado cops say

A 27-year-old woman says a Denver police officer sexually assaulted her Thursday after meeting her a month earlier on a domestic violence call, The Denver Post reports.

Officers arrested Johnny Leon-Alvarez, 29, on Friday and he has been suspended without pay, says a Denver Police Department release posted to Twitter. He joined the agency in 2018.

The woman met Leon-Alvarez in December when she called police about an argument with her significant other, KMGH reported.

“One of the officers who responded began texting her afterward to check on her,” an arrest affidavit says, KDVR reported. “Over time the (texts) became flirty.”

On Thursday, the woman went on a date with Leon-Alvarez to a restaurant, where she had some drinks, and he drove her home after midnight, The Denver Post reported.

“”She tried to say goodnight at the door. She did not remember how he ended up coming in the house,” the affidavit says, KDVR reported. She remembers “trying to push him off of her, while telling him no and to please stop.”

The woman’s roommate, who was home at the time, told police she heard her saying “no” and “please stop,” KUSA reported. The woman reported the incident to Denver police early Friday morning.

Bail for Leon-Alvarez was set at $50,000 and he had been released from jail by Saturday night, KDVR reported.

This story was originally published January 19, 2020 at 9:42 AM with the headline "Officer sexually assaults woman he met on domestic violence call, Colorado cops say."