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SAPD Delays Investigation of a Child Sexual Assault 7/10/23, 12:31 PM <br /> any promptly report allegation of misconduct and/or criminal behavior <br /> I <br /> through the chain of command" but does not mention that Chief David <br /> Valentin and then-1A commander Robert Rodriguez knew about the <br /> incident within at least weeks of it occurring. The report also does not <br /> acknowledge that such fjQjjgypjrt u A01 <br /> 1 L t-' , Lizardi was promoted <br /> to commander in June 2022. <br /> Lizardi did not respond to requests for comment. <br /> Following the OIR's report in March, r�ftiri released a ideo staterylent <br /> that omitted information regarding the timeline of the Culichi Town <br /> Incident's cover-up. "Responding officers ultimately concluded no crime <br /> had occurred. Seven months, later the department received an anonymous <br /> complaint: off-duty members of MET were alleged to have been the ones <br /> involved in the alleged conduct," Valentin states in the video. The chief <br /> made no mention of Rodriguez being aware of the incident soon after it <br /> happened or Rodriguez telling him about the incident around the same <br /> time. <br /> The Consequences of a Delayed <br /> Investigation <br /> The OIR's report also states that when the investigation happened seven <br /> months later, an investigator, called one of the victims, for an interview. The <br /> victim "asked why it had taken so long to contact her about the incident; <br /> the investigator did not directly answer the question" <br /> Rodriguez was promoted to deputy chief in August 2021. <br /> hups:111knock-la.corn/santa-ana-poli ce-departme nt-de lay s-inve stigation-.-chi I d-sexua I-assa ult-by-an-off-duty-o,fficer-for-m ore-t han-half-a-year/ Page 4 of 7 <br />