Post by WaTcHeR on Apr 21, 2006 9:00:09 GMT -5
04/21/2006 - A Nogales, Ariz., police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September has resigned from the department and is now facing kidnapping and sexual assault charges.
Ramon Fernando Borbon, 36, of Rio Rico was taken into custody Thursday by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers after an investigation that began in September, according to a news release from the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
Borbon was a 15-year veteran assigned to the patrol division, said a news release from the Nogales Police Department. He resigned Thursday before being taken into custody.
According to court records, the charges stem from an incident in which a woman went to the Nogales Police Department to report a possible burglary on Sept. 22.
According to the records:
A police report was filed, and the woman was advised to get a restraining order against the person she suspected of trying to burglarize her home.
The next day, Borbon told the woman he would serve the restraining order and that he would go to her home afterward to give her additional paperwork.
When Borbon arrived at her home, the woman was alone, and it was then that she alleges he sexually assaulted her in her bedroom while he was on duty.
The woman told police she pleaded with Borbon to stop, but he told her to "relax." Borbon told the woman that she should not tell anyone about what happened, court documents say.
The next day, the woman was taken to University Medical Center to be examined, and she filed a complaint against Borbon with the DPS.
Borbon was immediately placed on administrative leave until he resigned.
"The Nogales Police Department became aware of and completely cooperated with DPS throughout the investigation," Nogales Police Chief John E. Kissinger said in a news release. "The department is deeply troubled by the alleged actions of this former employee, and these actions do not reflect on the integrity of the fine men and women who work tirelessly every day to uphold the trust that the public bestows on them."
He added, "Criminal behavior will not be tolerated, and this office will aggressively pursue and investigate any report of officer misconduct."
Borbon was scheduled to appear before Nogales Justice of the Peace Mary Maley on Thursday for his initial appearance, the news release said.
Ramon Fernando Borbon, 36, of Rio Rico was taken into custody Thursday by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers after an investigation that began in September, according to a news release from the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
Borbon was a 15-year veteran assigned to the patrol division, said a news release from the Nogales Police Department. He resigned Thursday before being taken into custody.
According to court records, the charges stem from an incident in which a woman went to the Nogales Police Department to report a possible burglary on Sept. 22.
According to the records:
A police report was filed, and the woman was advised to get a restraining order against the person she suspected of trying to burglarize her home.
The next day, Borbon told the woman he would serve the restraining order and that he would go to her home afterward to give her additional paperwork.
When Borbon arrived at her home, the woman was alone, and it was then that she alleges he sexually assaulted her in her bedroom while he was on duty.
The woman told police she pleaded with Borbon to stop, but he told her to "relax." Borbon told the woman that she should not tell anyone about what happened, court documents say.
The next day, the woman was taken to University Medical Center to be examined, and she filed a complaint against Borbon with the DPS.
Borbon was immediately placed on administrative leave until he resigned.
"The Nogales Police Department became aware of and completely cooperated with DPS throughout the investigation," Nogales Police Chief John E. Kissinger said in a news release. "The department is deeply troubled by the alleged actions of this former employee, and these actions do not reflect on the integrity of the fine men and women who work tirelessly every day to uphold the trust that the public bestows on them."
He added, "Criminal behavior will not be tolerated, and this office will aggressively pursue and investigate any report of officer misconduct."
Borbon was scheduled to appear before Nogales Justice of the Peace Mary Maley on Thursday for his initial appearance, the news release said.