Posted on 08/31/2007 8:37:13 AM PDT by Lorianne
ALTON, Texas - The police chief in this South Texas town has been charged with two counts of sexual assault for allegedly violating male employees who were passed out at his home during parties.
Jose Luis Vela, 42, was being held in the Hidalgo County Jail on $200,000 bond after his Thursday arraignment on the two felony charges. The city has placed him on paid leave pending the outcome of the case.
"This is the first time I've ever heard of a chief of a police arrested for sexually assaulting his employees," said Sheriff Lupe Trevino, whose office started an investigation last week based on a tip from a friend of one of the alleged victims.
As he was led out of the courtroom Thursday, Vela denied the charges and said he did not know who his accusers were.
Investigators have accused Vela of performing oral sex on a male employee after the man passed out drunk at a party about a year ago at Vela's home in Mission, according to court documents.
Vela is also accused of violating a different male employee with an object while that man was passed out at a party in July, Trevino said.
Trevino would not identify the alleged victims, nor their positions within the 18-employee department.
City Manager Jorge Arcaute said the city's employees must work through the shock of Vela's arrest. The town of about 4,400 residents is located 10 miles north of the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley.
"This will reflect poorly on us," Arcaute said. "The challenge for us is to keep doing a good job and work harder. We're up to the challenge."
Lt. Eric Hernandez has been named the Alton department's acting chief.
Maybe the queers are right, everyone is a homo.
disgusting, I guess you could send him to prison, but he would like that way too much.
Peeshaw. In Los Angeles it's part of the union bargaining agreement, evidently.
Seems to have been an everyday thing for guests at his parties to pass out.
There sure does seem to be a lot of top-tapping going on out there. It appears that the DemocRATS’ Feminization of the American Male Program is finally taking hold.
** snort ** Those drunk guys probably thought they died & went to heaven!
(whoops -- that defense only works for women teachers who rape their underage male students. Sorry.)
Political profile for Alton, Tx
Presidential politics: Alton is in Hidalgo County, which voted Democratic in the last two presidential elections. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 51,438 votes and John Kerry received 63,035 votes.
In the November 2000 election, Hidalgo County strongly supported Al Gore. Countywide, 38,301 people voted for Bush and 61,390 voted for Gore. Nader received 968 votes.
Population mostly Hispanic.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/politicalInfo.php?locIndex=26095
I didn’t know Alton,TX was en route between Washington D.C. and Boise, ID...!
Sick. How does a passed out drunk get an erection? I have some weird visions here...Unbelievable.
Paging Larry Craig. Paging Larry Craig
What is it with pervs like this and their reasoning skills? I am sure there are plenty of places where he could find willing participants. Did he actually think that he would not get caught?
The cheif should be given a harsh sentenence and no protective custody.
And why is it that people have to drink until they pass out ??
Probably because in the rest of the cases the cops enjoyed it. God what a sick bunch!
He must also be the local roofie supplier...
>>”This will reflect poorly on us,” City Manager Jorge Arcaute said.<<
Yeah, I think that is accurate.
“>>This will reflect poorly on us, City Manager Jorge Arcaute said.<<”
.........R O T F L M A O !!
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