Monday, March 24, 2014

San Jose police officer arraigned on rape charge


San Jose police released a booking mugshot of officer Geoffrey Graves, who was arrested on March 10, 2014 on suspicion of rape.

Geoffrey Evatt Graves, a six-year member of the San Jose Police Department, was arraigned in a San Jose courtroom charged with raping a woman while on duty last fall. According to San Jose Mercury news he is believed to have escorted a woman to a hotel on September 22, after she had been involved in a domestic dispute. Graves, after waiting for another officer to leave, entered her room and raped her.

Mercury news also reports that, "an investigation...discovered her DNA on Graves' bulletproof vest -- he reportedly shed parts of his uniform but kept the vest on during the alleged attack. Sources said the nature of the DNA and amount of bodily fluid present could not have come from casual contact." 
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