Gabriel Arellanes, a former police officer from Claremont, was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman at the Montclair Transit Center after she was released from the police station. The arrest came after a felony charge of forcible oral copulation was filed by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office. The victim is pursuing a civil lawsuit against Arellanes and the city of Claremont, highlighting issues of police misconduct regarding sexual assault complaints. The dedication of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in handling the investigation has been praised amidst a broader critique of such cases being ignored.
I have been suing the police for over 40 years and have seen many complaints of sexual assaults by police officers against women who they arrest get swept under the rug.
Those investigators are to be commended for their dedication to protecting the public, and for their efforts to obtain justice for a woman who was sexually assaulted by an on-duty police officer.
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