Texas trooper arrested for allegedly offering $300 for sex during traffic stop in San Antonio area

Trooper Christopher Champion, 31, faces charges of official oppression and prostitution for allegedly offering to pay a woman for sex during a traffic stop in September. Trooper Christopher Champion, 31, faces charges of official oppression and prostitution for allegedly offering to pay a woman for sex during a traffic stop in September. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 111 Caption Close Texas trooper arrested for allegedly offering $300 for sex during traffic stop in San Antonio area 1 / 111 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — A Texas State Highway Patrol Trooper was arrested Monday night on charges of official oppression and prostitution after an incident in September in which he allegedly offered $300 for sex with a woman he had pulled over for speeding in the San Antonio area.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Trooper Christopher Champion, 31, pulled the 20-year-old woman over on the Northeast Side near the 15500 block of Interstate 35 North around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 17.

The affidavit said Champion asked the woman to step out of her vehicle after telling her that he had pulled her over for speeding. The pair had a short conversation before Champion asked the woman to relocate to a nearby Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q restaurant, the document said.

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Once there, Champion offered the woman $100 for sex, according to the report.

When the woman refused, saying that her boyfriend would not like that, Champion upped the amount to $300, the affidavit said.

During the nearly 40-minute interaction, the affidavit said Champion took the woman’s phone and sent himself a text message so he would have her contact information.

The next day, the woman went to authorities.

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An investigator directed the woman to call and text Champion under his guidance.

At 8:54 p.m., according to the document, Champion called the woman and asked about a meeting the pair had agreed to, and asked if he would be able to engage in sexual activities multiple times. The report also said that Champion tried to clarify that the amount he had agreed to “donate” had been $200. The entire conversation was recorded.

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The woman also received numerous text messages from Champion including pictures of him in uniform and in his patrol vehicle, one of which states that the woman owed Champion for “No ticket for speed lolol.”

Champion was released from the Bexar County Jail on bond around 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to jail records. Official oppression is a Class A misdemeanor. Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.

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According to a statement released by the Department of Public Safety Tuesday, Champion has been discharged from the department.

“He was initially suspended Sept. 18 and termination proceedings began Nov. 20,” the statement said.

Champion had been employed by DPS since 2008.

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