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I Barragan. Deputy Chief Paulson was immediately concerned about the allegations and we agreed 2 that I would formally advise Deputy Chief Rodriguez,who at the time of this incident still held the rank of Commander and was the Commander of the Internal Affairs Unit.As I prepared to meet with 3 Deputy Chief Rodriguez, he stopped by the Watch Commanders Office. I told DC Rodriguez that 4 I had something important to discuss with him. He sat down and I reported the alleged misconduct that Sergeant Barragan had reported to me. 5 I specifically told DC Rodriguez that Sergeant Lizardi was allegedly present when members of our 6 MET team were involved in an alleged sexual assault incident at the Culichi Town Restaurant. I 7 printed a copy of the incident from the INFORM RMS system and I handed him the copy of the call for his review. We ended our conversation and he exited the Watch Commander's Office. 8 9 I immediately reported this interaction, in person, to DC Paulson. This interaction was done in person and I also believe we may have/or not have exchanged emails, about our conversations 10 referencing this matter. 11 I also shared my interactions, with DC Rodriguez, with my peer Commander Chuck Elms. 12 Specifically, we discussed that it appeared that DC Rodriguez had not taken my complaint of misconduct seriously and was not going to immediately initiate an Internal Affair's investigation 13 14 In addition, another SAPD field supervisor expressed to me similar misconduct allegations that Sergeant Barragan had made. This supervisor is fearful of retaliation by SAPD personnel so he/she 15 is not comfortable, at this time, to be identified. 16 A few weeks after my interaction with DC Rodriguez,I was talking to Commander Andrew Alvarez. 17 We began discussing the incident at Culichi Town, I told him about my interaction with DC Rodriguez and Commander Alvarez told me that he too had received complaints from some of his 18 officers about the alleged sexual assault at Culichi Town. Commander Alvarez also told me that he 19 had also reported the alleged misconduct by our officers to DC Rodriguez." 20 33. Per CITY's Police Department Policy 1010.8,both Chief David Valentin and Assistant Chief 21 Robert Rodriguez should have immediately been placed on administrative leave.However, as of the filing 22 of this Complaint, both Chief David Valentin and Assistant Chief Robert Rodriguez remain at CITY, 23 24 directly supervising Commander Moreno. 25 E. CITY's Sergeant Position and Sergeant Promotional. 26 34. The position of Police Sergeant is a civil service protected supervisory position and 27 candidates are selected from the ranks of current police officers. CITY employs a selection process for the 28 position of Police Sergeant consisting of several components that are touted as being fair and unbiased.After 9 KACHimwy v. CITY OF SANTA ANA CASENo. COWLAINT