Ex-SAPD officers accused of tricking women into sex with bogus undercover operation indicted

Emmanuel Galindo faces charges of compelling prostitution, aggravated sexual assault and official oppression Emmanuel Galindo faces charges of compelling prostitution, aggravated sexual assault and official oppression Photo: Courtesy SAPD Photo: Courtesy SAPD Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Ex-SAPD officers accused of tricking women into sex with bogus undercover operation indicted 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Two former San Antonio Police Department officers suspected of tricking women into sex by recruiting them to a bogus undercover program were indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, according to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.

Emmanuel Galindo and Alejandro Chapa both resigned from their positions as patrol officers with SAPD last September following their arrests on a litany of charges including sexual assault, compelling prostitution and official oppression.

A third officer suspected of involvement in the scam, Aaron Alford, was arrested at the same time as Chapa and Galindo and officials then had said he was charged with official oppression. But on Wednesday the DA's office said Alford had not been charged, though the investigation is still active. Sgt. Jesse Salame, a police spokesman, said Alford was indefinitely suspended in January.

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According to the District Attorney, police in Live Oak began investigating the officers after a woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a law enforcement officer in June 2015.

"The victim told police she met the officer after she was referred to him by an SAPD officer who was a friend of hers," the DA said in a release Wednesday. "The officer she was referred to told her that she could earn up to $5,000 a day if she qualified for this undercover operation."

Women told investigators the officers had them sign a contract agreeing to do anything necessary for the investigation, even if it meant having sex with them, officials said.

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Investigators determined that there was no undercover operation, and that the officers had made similar false claims to more than 20 women, according to the DA’s office.

“The victims told authorities they were in desperate need of the money and believed the operation was in fact real,” the release said.

Galindo faces five counts of sexual assault, six counts of compelling prostitution and 12 counts of official oppression, while Chapa faces four counts of sexual assault, four counts of compelling prostitution and eight counts of official oppression.

Staff Writer Elizabeth Zavala contributed to this report.

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