The San Jose cop accused of raping and assaulting an undocumented lady was also accused Tuesday for allegedly injuring his then-girlfriend in a domestic dispute. The most recent charge is not related to the rape case, as well as to a 2011 episode in which his ex-wife acquired a restraining order. Amidst the custody battle with Graves, the ex-wife affirmed having violent experiences with him and voiced concerns about her safety. Graves denied the charges and effectively battled her endeavors to acquire a restraining order that would have kept him from having guns and successfully finished his police profession.
Graves can face about 12 years in prison if he is convicted of rape and the separate incidents of domestic violence. He plead not guilty to each of the three charges. Graves is free in the posting $100,000 bail.
Prosecutor Carlos Vega said outside of court that the first occurrence happened Dec. 26, 2012. The couple were arguing over a set of keys and her hands were cut in the fight with the bigger officer. The second episode with the then-girlfriend happened sooner or later between March and June of 2013. The two were in a contention at her San Jose home, where he regularly stayed. She fled, closing an entryway behind her, and he supposedly bashed it open, hammering her in the face hard enough to cut her lips. Regardless if the charges are reduced to misdemeanors, it may still convince a jury that the officer is fit for rape.
The assault charges against the officer, whose division has attempted to assemble trust with the city’s migrant groups, stem from a Sept. 22 family dispute call.
The woman, who is an illegal immigrant, did not report the episode until she was captured three weeks after the fact for drunk driving. Prosecutors have said they have DNA confirmation reinforcing the rape charge, and that the woman never asked for or was given forbearance in return for reporting Graves.
She plead no contest to the DUI accusation and was sentenced to three years’ probation, nine days in area penitentiary on the off chance that she defiles probation and eight days on the weekend work program, no doubt cleaning up turnpikes. She additionally was requested to pay fines and expenses of about $1,900. She has no earlier criminal record, as indicated by court records.
As indicated by court archives, the sexual experience between her and Graves came after police reacted to a call about the contention she and her spouse were having. No arrests were made. She decided to stay at a hotel that night and was escorted by two officers, including Graves.
Specialists have said the lady registered with a room, and in the end one of the officers left to answer a police call, yet Graves stayed behind. After a brief time, police said, Graves came back to the woman’s room, overpowered her and forcibly had sexual intercourse with the victim before leaving the hotel, give or take 10 minutes after the fact. He took off his shirt; however, wore his bulletproof vest which specialists confiscated from his police locker.
