A San Antonio, Texas police officer stands accused of handcuffing and raping a 19-year-old woman he had stopped while on duty.
The officer, Jackie Len Neal, is 40 years old, and has been accused of sexual misconduct at least two other times.
Neal forced the woman to pull over at 2:00 in the morning, and accused her of stealing the car she was driving, according to local news. The woman showed him her receipt for the car, which she had purchased recently.
Neal then ordered her out of the car and proceeded to give her a pat down, despite her request to be handled by a female officer. She was then groped, handcuffed, forced into the patrol car and raped. Neal later told her never to speak to anyone about what had happened. It’s not clear whether the car had actually been reported stolen.
San Antonio police cars are equipped with cameras, but Neal’s was broken — something the officer would have known about ahead of time, according to Police Chief William McManus.
The car’s GPS tracking system confirmed that Neal remained at the location for 18 minutes.
This is not the first sexual assault allegation to be made against Neal. He was previously accused of a “similar” crime, but the victim chose not to cooperate with a police investigation and Neal was never disciplined.
However, he was suspended for three days in September after dating an 18-year-old member of SAPD’s Police Explorer program. The program exists to encourage young people to consider careers in law enforcement, and the relationship was deemed inappropriate.
This time, Neal was arrested for sexual assault and placed on administrative leave, though he will continue to be paid until he is indicted.
McManus told The Daily Caller that Neals’ behavior is deplorable and would be dealt with promptly.
“This conduct is unthinkable and I’m absolutely outraged,” he said. “Once we became aware of the allegation, we took prompt action. A high standard of conduct is a priority of the S.A.P.D. I praise the victim for having the courage to come forward and having the confidence in the S.A.P.D. to handle the case effectively.”