A San Jose Police Department officer is facing rape allegations in San Benito County. Officer Anthony Joseph Parraz was promptly placed on administrative leave after prosecutors filed charges this summer, according to the SJPD.
Parraz appeared in court on August 13. He is accused of criminal sexual penetration of an unconscious or sleeping victim, as well as felony indecent actions with a kid under the age of 14, according to San Benito County court records.
A judge ordered Parraz to return to court on October 8 to establish a timeframe for his preliminary hearing.
The alleged crimes occurred in 2014, according to court records. While criminal charges are pending, the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training has suspended Parraz’s accreditation as a police officer.
Timothy Hackney, a second San Jose Police Department officer, was arraigned in a Santa Clara County courthouse on Tuesday on accusations of domestic abuse in a separate case. Hackney, 31, is accused of shooting his duty pistol inside his Morgan Hill house and perpetrating many attacks on his pregnant girlfriend.
Prosecutors claimed that Hackney was home when he “threw his girlfriend into a bedroom and would not let her leave, forcibly covered her mouth so she couldn’t scream, and slapped a phone out of her hand so that she couldn’t call 911.”
Prosecutors described another occasion in which Hackney allegedly shot a bullet through the ceiling before telling his girlfriend, “I missed.” The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office reports that their little child was at home at the time.
Hackney was issued a Gun Violence Restraining Order and is currently on administrative leave from his police agency.
SJPD Acting Chief Paul Joseph told KRON4 on Thursday, “SJPD is aware of and fully cooperating with the investigating agencies regarding separate criminal allegations of two of our officers. Upon learning of the allegations, both officers were immediately placed on administrative leave. The department also provided POST the necessary information to consider temporary decertification so the involved officers cannot work as police officers in California while the incidents are being investigated.”
“These allegations are painful to learn, knowing our officers dedicate their lives to protecting victims. If the allegations are determined to be true, the department will act swiftly and they will never wear a San Jose badge again, full stop,” Joseph stated.