The city of San Antonio on Thursday approved a $500,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit that was filed by the alleged rape victim of a former police officer.

The City Council approved without discussion the settlement with Jane Doe, who sought $10 million from the city for the “violation of her Fourth Amendment constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.”

The city and the plaintiff arrived at the settlement amount through mediation, City Attorney Martha Sepeda has said. The settlement ends Doe's legal case against the city and former Police Chief William McManus, but not against Jackie Neal, 41, a former SAPD officer accused of rape.

Doe's original complaint alleges that the officer pulled the woman over on the South Side, handcuffed her and raped her in the back of his police SUV.

The court complaint says when Neal completed the act, he threatened her by saying he knew where she lived.

According to federal documents, the lawsuit was filed under a pseudonym to protect the plantiff's safety and privacy.

Documents state that before Neal allegedly raped Doe, he was suspended by the Police Department for having had a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old high school student who was part of the youth Police Explorer Program, of which Neal had been an adviser.

Neal has been indefinitely suspended from the department. On April 4, Bexar County Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic dispute at a home near Helotes that ended with Neal being shot in the neck, his girlfriend accused in the attack.

Sandra Diaz, 46, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Neal was taken to University Hospital and his condition was listed as stable, authorities said.

Staff writer Josh Baugh contributed to this story.

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