A formal complaint was filed in August against the San Antonio officer now accused of rape.
Rebecca Flores says Office Craig Nash was on the scene of a downtown assault which members of her family witnessed back in June 2009. In a formal complaint heard at the August 8th city council meeting, it is alleged Nash was rude towards witnesses and threatened to arrest a man who was trying to be of assistance to the victim.
After the complaint was heard, Flores says there was a meeting with the assistant city manager and police administrators in which they assured her the matter would be investigated.
Nash never received disciplinary action and that is disturbing to Flores.
“We had a chance to do something about that guy.” she said. “We did what we could and we still could not stop him from doing what he did to that young person.
The formal complaint which was filed reads as follows:
“COMPLAINT AGAINST OFFICER NASH (Patrol Car #7023 C)
Domestic Violence Incident near Frost Bank (28 June 2009 @ 2:15am)
Enclosed please find four sworn affidavits, complaining of Officer Nash (Patrol Car #7023 C) and how he handled – actually, severely mishandled -- a brutal domestic violence incident near Frost Bank on June 28, 2009 @ 2:15am.
There are three important points:
1. First, Nash did not take any steps to apprehend the perpetrator of this terrible abuse regarding which the people who now complain against him had sought police assistance.
2. Officer Nash callously mishandled the situation with regard to the victim of the assault and did not seek to find her a safe place. That had to be done by people of the scene.
3. Officer Nash not only was rude and insolent to everyone on the scene, but even threatened to handcuff and arrest one of our domestic violence attorneys on the scene who was offering advice to the officer about how to comfort her and get information from her about finding and arresting the assailant. The officer’s abrasive and threatening actions were counterproductive.
We intend to appear at City Council on this matter because it reflects not only on Nash’s unacceptable conduct, for which he should be disciplined, but it reflects very badly on how SAPD handles domestic violence situations.”
