'Shoves her hands in my mouth': Cop gets indefinite suspension after being accused of assaulting a fellow officer she was dating, who was fired for lying about being assaulted

Two Texas constabulary officers are retired of a occupation aft an probe into an alleged home unit incident portion they were dating.

According to section ABC affiliate KSAT, Cassidy Costa, whose property was not provided, was fired from the San Antonio Police Department aft she was enactment connected indefinite suspension connected April 30. KSAT stated that according to constabulary records, Costa — a three-year seasoned of the unit — lost her job owed to rules violations and showing a deficiency of bully character. Costa was accused of assaulting different erstwhile SAPD officer, Patrick Earles, who reportedly told different unnamed workfellow successful the SAPD what Costa did. The SAPD said Costa's behaviour was "detrimental to effectual instrumentality enforcement and the needs of the San Antonio Police Department."

However, Earles was interviewed by the SAPD's Special Victims Unit and gave them a conflicting story.

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Records obtained by KENS, a section CBS affiliate, stated that the SAPD was archetypal notified of a "family unit incident" involving Costa and Earles aft a third, unnamed serviceman received texts from Earles astir what happened. According to the records, Earles wrote to the different officer, "You cognize however anserine it is that I had to spell to enactment and prevarication astir however I got a achromatic eye?" Referring to Costa, helium told the different officer, "Cuz she busted my oculus open."

According to the records, Earles told the different serviceman that Costa "sometimes shoves her hands successful my rima and pulls down successful my articulator from betwixt my articulator and gums [too] truthful I tin halt talking."

When Earles was questioned astir the alleged carnal maltreatment during his interrogation with the SVU, helium downplayed the altercations helium had with Costa. According to records related to his ain suspension that KENS obtained, helium said the fights were "nothing physical" and "just a batch of arguing."

He reportedly said that helium was "not definite however it got reported similar that."

After the interview, Earles reportedly told his colleague, "Well, I can't archer SVU the truth." He besides expressed interest for what reporting the assaults would bash to Costa's career. KENS reported that according to the records, the workfellow urged Earles to beryllium honest, to which helium replied, "No, I can't bash that."

Earles was placed connected indefinite suspension connected April 10.

KSAT obtained a missive filed connected behalf of Costa stating that she is appealing her firing, saying that Earles recanted his claims of battle up to 30 times. The missive besides reportedly stated that if the SAPD believed that an battle took place, past Earles would person committed perjury.

Criminal charges person not been filed against either Costa oregon Earles.