HPD officer accused of sexual assault
A veteran police officer — accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop — has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation by the Houston Police Department.
Officer Eric M. Dargin, 47, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault and improper sexual activity with a person in custody.
Dargin, a 24-year veteran, has been suspended with pay since the alleged May 17 incident. That’s when a 25-year-old woman has alleged the officer pulled her over about 2:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Laurel Springs Lane and sexually assaulted her, said Harris County Assistant District Attorney Joe Owmby.
According to court documents, the woman called her boyfriend, who was driving in another car, and told him she was being stopped by a police officer. She asked him to come check on her if she did not catch up with him within 20 minutes. When the woman asked Dargin if she was going to jail, he said: “We’ll see,” the alleged victim told police. He sexually assaulted the woman a short time later, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, the woman’s boyfriend drove back and saw a police officer run to his patrol car and leave the scene.
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