Police release booking photo of El Paso officer accused of misusing city database

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Police Department officials have released the booking photo of the officer accused of using city databases to look up information on his ex-girlfriend's male friend.

Guadalupe Sosa is charged with Breach of Computer Security after investigators say he used his position as an El Paso police officer to access a database and look up information on a man seen spending time with Sosa's ex-girlfriend.

According to court documents newly obtained by ABC-7, Sosa allegedly used the City Appraisal website to find information on his ex-girlfriend's male friend after he saw the two at a bar. Police say this happened between February and May of 2022.

Sosa is also accused of violating a protective order after his ex-girlfriend complained to police. Sosa agreed to go in for an interview with detectives and, according to court documents, admitted to investigators that he had used the city website to gain information.