Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom (Calif.) ratified a law in September 2022 that would repeal the requirement that California police, highway patrols and corrections officers must be US citizens or permanent residents. The law came into effect on January 1, 2023.
Felipe Gomes, one of the foreigners who made the most of Newsom's laws, was arrested last week on suspicion of rape. It has been reported Palo Alto Daily Post.
Redwood Police Department arrested Gomez at the headquarters of the Belmont Police Department on April 22, according to RCPD Sergeant. Victor Figueroa. Gomez reportedly was charged below Criminal Code 261(a)(1)to knowingly worry about sexual intercourse with an individual who cannot give consent due to a mental disorder or developmental or physical disorder.
The Brazilian citizen was booked at the main jail in the San Mateo County office and was subsequently released on $100,000 bail.
The Belmont Police Lieutenant Colonel indicated that Gomez was finished the following day.
The foreigner took his oath on December 10th Belmont City Council Ceremony. “He was part of the Brazilian Air Force and the Air Force Police Department. He was a full-time police soldier and left the position when he moved to the United States,” Belmont Police Chief Ken Stenquist introduced the new recruits.
According to Before hiring Gomez, Prime Minister Stenquist received warnings from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and the East Palo Alto Police Department that he had rejected Brazilian citizens for his 2017 domestic violence arrest.
“You don't want anyone in a family environment, you know, violence is where they can escalate.”
The claim affidavit reviewed by the KGO brutally beat his wife and repeatedly hit her with his face and stomach, claiming that he had a clearly US work permit, not an American, for a year to his marriage. Gomez is said to have done so after seeing a text message from her ex-boyfriend on his wife's phone.
At the time, officers reported seeing “a big bruise covering his wife's left cheek and wound on his right cheek.”
The state attorney reportedly claimed that his wife first hit him and hurt him, accusing both her husband and wife of battery/domestic violence, and ultimately dropped the charges.
The Stenquist chief told Kgo's Dan Noyes that “past law enforcement contacts that do not bring about charges will not disqualify itself under policy or applicable law.”
Rich Colier, former San Francisco Police Department commander and recruiting director, noted that in such circumstances, the charges are often removed and the case should still be disqualified.
“You don't want anyone in a family environment, you know, violence is where they can escalate,” Koliea told Kgo. “You want the opposite. You want a natural de-escalator.”
In addition to questioning whether Stenquist made the right call to hire Gomez, Corriea suggested that recruitment of foreigners is a dangerous business as American-style justice and civil rights could be alien to them.
“Make sure you're hiring people who get a lot of nuances in the role of police officers,” Koliair said. “As far as I know, no other person in our society has a gun and has the authority to shoot you in certain circumstances.”
Brazilians are reportedly returning to San Mateo County Superior Court for their May 21 arrest.
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