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SAPD Delays Investigation of a Child Sexual Assault 7/10123,12:31 PM <br /> that during the initial response to the incident, officer Andres Gil, <br /> proceeded to "interfere [with] and impede" the investigation. it was later <br /> 64,a,wgr .l a E`-F" short, a,fteir lie lie ) make the,,J,n,f-_W nt,fm nE a. Gil <br /> denied being contacted by MET that night, according to OIR's report. <br /> Knock LA's requests for comment from Gil went unanswered. <br /> "They felt that the sexual assault investigation had not been handled <br /> properly because members of the MET team had been involved and other <br /> officers (on-duty and off-duty officers) ensured that the proper <br /> documentation and notifications were not conducted," the complaint <br /> states regarding some of the responding officers. <br /> Improper Handling of Sexual <br /> Assault Allegations <br /> During the initial response to the incident, SAPD officers viewed then- <br /> sergeant Oscar Lizardi on cell phone footage captured by the father of the <br /> child who was assaulted, according to 'bod, -'worn carne�ra footag and the <br /> complaint. The cell phone footage showed L:izardi outside the restaurant <br /> with another officer. T IR's report on the incident states that Lizardi <br /> never reported the incident to the chain of command even after returning <br /> to work. <br /> No official report on the incident states which officer committed the <br /> alleged sexual assault. <br /> The report recommends that SAPD "write policy requiring all personnel to <br /> https:ilknock-lia,com/santa-ana-police-department-de,lays-investigation-.-child-sexual-assault-by-an-off-duty-officer-for-more-than-half-a-year/ Page 3 of 7 <br />