SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio Police officer was arrested and is accused of sexually assaulting a transgender woman.
The transgender woman claims officer Craig Nash picked her up just south of Downtown early Thursday morning, handcuffed her, and told her to lay down in the back seat of a patrol car. She told investigators Nash then drove to a nearby location, un-handcuffed her, and sexually assaulted her.
The alleged victim said after the assault, Nash dropped her off at a nearby school. She then took a bus to a police station to report the assault. According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by News 4 WOAI, the alleged victim told officers Nash "wasn't going to get away with this."
Police arrested Nash after the alleged victim identified him in a photo line-up, and police linked his patrol car to the alleged scene using a GPS tracking system.
Nash was charged with sexual assault and official oppression. He has been placed on adminstrative leave pending the outcome of both the criminal and administrative investigations.
Nash has been with the San Antonio Police Department for six and a half years.
