LPD: Woman lied about being raped by husband's coworker False report charge filed against her



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A woman has been arrested after she lied about a man raping her at Laredo Medical Center, according to police.

Both worked at the office of her husband, a doctor at LMC, the criminal complaint indicates. The man who had been accused of rape told police that he and the woman, Karla Karina Alvarez, 27, had been having an affair for six months.

A Laredo Police Department investigation revealed she and the man went to the men’s restroom on the fourth floor of LMC to have sex, according to the criminal complaint filed by LPD. The couple allegedly picked that restroom because the women’s restroom did not have a lock on it, the arrest affidavit states.

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When her husband later discovered her alone in the restroom, Alvarez stated to him that she had been sexually assaulted. But police said she lied. On Tuesday, Alvarez was served with a warrant charging her with making a false report to police.

At about 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, police responded to reports of a woman found unconscious inside a men’s restroom. The woman, Alvarez, was “extremely intoxicated” and “incoherent,” according to court documents.

Police also noticed a man wanting to get his car keys from a doctor’s office. Asked if he knew Alvarez, he stated he worked with her. When asked what had happened, he allegedly “made a gesture with his hands, meaning for (the officer) to handcuff the subject,” according to court documents.

“(The officer) asked him what had happened and he stated that he and Karla are lovers and have been lovers for about six months,” states the criminal complaint.

He stated they were drinking a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Then, both went to the men’s restroom and had sex, according to court documents.

He showed police messages he had received from Alvarez on his phone so they would believe that they were lovers. Meanwhile, Alvarez told paramedics that he had raped her.

Police went to talk to Alvarez’s husband, who is a doctor. He told police he could not find Alvarez until he checked the men’s restroom. She was on the floor leaning against the wall.

The doctor stated that for the last four months, he suspected that Alvarez “had something going on” with one of her co-workers, the affidavit states.

Police seized two bottles of Jack Daniel’s — one empty and the other almost full — from the triage office. They also recovered Alvarez’s clothing as evidence. Police questioned the man and told him that Alvarez had accused him of sexually assaulting her.

“(He) stated that he did not sexually assault Ms. Alvarez. (He) stated that he and Ms. Alvarez had been seeing each other in secret,” states the complaint.

He further stated that he has a girlfriend and that Alvarez is married to a doctor. He told police that he works with Alvarez, who is the office manager at the doctor’s office, according to court documents.

LPD said Alvarez refused to undergo a sexual assault examination. She also denied any sexual relationship with the man during the investigation.

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On Feb. 21, she met with police at LPD headquarters.

“Ms. Alvarez did make it very clear that she did not want her husband to know any of the facts of the case and told (an investigator) that this incident was confidential,” the complaint states. “Ms. Alvarez stated that she wished to sign a complaint withdrawal form and added that she did not wish to press charges.”

Alvarez allegedly called police several times, stating that she did not want her husband to know the facts of the case. Asked to tell the truth, Alvarez allegedly stated she would “plead the fifth” as long as it takes, according to court documents.

An assistant district attorney approved the issuance of a warrant for Alvarez’s arrest.