Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Duncanville police officer faces three counts of official oppression after an investigation of “serious allegations of police misconduct while on duty.”
Duncanville Police officials were alerted to the alleged actions of officer Christian Pinilla by fellow officers last month. The Dallas County Sheriff’s office was enlisted to conduct an independent investigation.
Acts of “official oppression” apply to a public servant if they, among other things, “intentionally subject another to mistreatment, arrest, detention, search, seizure or sexual harassment that they know is unlawful, according to the Texas Penal Code.
Pinilla, a two-year veteran of the department faces disciplinary action, including dismissal.
Details of his alleged offenses were not released.
A press released by the Duncanville Police Department reads:
“The allegations brought against this officer do not reflect the values of the Duncanville Police Department or its members,” the Duncanville Police Department wrote in the news release. “We take very seriously the public’s trust, and our employees work diligently every day to safeguard that trust.
“We would like to thank Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown and her team for investigating this matter in a professional and efficient manner. The criminal complaints involving this officer are being referred to the Public Integrity Division of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
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