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| Victor Gonzalez |
San Antonio police officer Victor Gonzalez, obviously afflicted with serious sexual issues, has accepted a plea deal involving his sexually-related offenses. The 28-year-old police officer, Gonzalez, was originally accused of accosting an 18-year-old woman for sex after she was targeted for a drug arrest four years ago.
Gonzalez pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of official oppression and will lose his Texas peace officer's license. In exchange, four counts of official oppression were dismissed. Gonzalez had been a police officer in San Antonio for six years.
His sentence includes one year of deferred adjudication probation, a $500 fine and 50 hours of community service.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Gonzalez stopped the woman as she was walking on the South Side and asked whether she was a prostitute and needed money. She said she wasn't a prostitute, could use money and didn't want to be arrested on a drug charge under a then-active warrant, the affidavit states.
Gonzalez then drove to a park near the Riverside Golf Course and called a friend to meet them there, while another SAPD officer, Michael Munoz, arrived shortly afterward and fondled the woman, according to the document. But Munoz had no money, so Gonzalez directed him to block the park entrance after the other friend arrived, who paid the woman for oral sex, the affidavit said.
Munoz, 36, a five-year SAPD veteran, is awaiting trial on five counts of official oppression.
“When you can see a dismissal in the near future, why risk being in front of a jury ... and put your family through what is said in court?” defense attorney Patrick Hancock said of his client's decision.
Gonzalez is married and has twins.
State District Judge Mary Roman told Gonzalez, “I do take it into account that you will never be a police officer again and that is important. People who are charged with the responsibility that you once had are held to a higher standard.”
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