Veteran San Jose police officer Geoffrey Graves was arrested earlier this week after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman he met while on duty, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.<br /><br />Graves was among four police officers arriving at the victim's home in response to a domestic disturbance call shortly after 2 a.m. on September 22 last year. <br /><br />The 38-year-old escorted the unidentified woman, a maid, to a nearby hotel where she once worked.<br /><br />Graves allegedly waited in the hotel's parking lot until a second officer left on another call, before proceeding to the woman's room.<br /><br />Once there he allegedly grabbed the woman, who resisted verbally and physically, and forced himself on her before leaving the hotel roughly 10 minutes later.<br /><br />"Physical evidence corroborates the victim's allegations. The victim positively identified the defendant during the investigation of this incident," read a report signed by Internal Affairs sergeant Craig Storlie.<br /><br />The victim first reported the incident three weeks later and Graves was arrested on Monday following a five month investigation.<br /><br />The predatory police officer spent no time in custody, however, after speedily posting the required $100,000 bail. Graves' arraignment is set for March 24.
