Adrian Salazar, a fired police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman twice, sits with his attorney, Karl Brehm, during a hearing for the appeal of his indefinite suspension before arbitrator Edward B. Valverde on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
San Antonio Express-News
Megan Rodriguez, Staff writer
A San Antonio police officer accused of sexual assault and providing alcohol to a minor is trying to get his job back, but his arbitration hearing was kicked down the road due to a disagreement over which police union contract should be used during the proceedings.
It’s unclear when the hearing will be rescheduled because the police union will need to weigh in before a date is set.
Adrian Salazar was indefinitely suspended from paid duty with the San Antonio Police Department in October, according to disciplinary records. He’d been with SAPD less than two years.
Salazar was suspended for “acts showing a lack of good moral character” and “conduct prejudicial to good order,” according to disciplinary records.
The suspension came after a woman filed complaints in April 2022, alleging Salazar sexually assaulted her in October and December 2021 and that he gave her alcohol on both occasions despite knowing she was 20.
The city wants to use the current collective bargaining agreement, which was in place at the time of Salazar’s suspension for the arbitration hearing, but his attorney wants to use an older agreement that was in effect during the date of the incidents for which he was suspended.
megan.rodriguez@express-news.net