PUEBLO, CO – A Pueblo police officer is facing charges of sexual assault after a woman told police he assaulted her on Thursday.
Corporal Benjamin Candelaria and several other officers interviewed the woman, after a domestic disturbance call, then left. Authorities say Candelaria returned to fill out paperwork.
Later, the unidentified woman went to a hospital and said she had been sexually assaulted.
The officer’s body camera showed him having a sexual conversation with the woman, and then the body camera was turned off.
The 48-year-old officer later admitted he had contact with the woman. He’s now been placed on leave.
