El Paso police officer accused of secretly taping sexual encounter

By KVIA ABC-7

Published November 25, 2020 6:19 PM

EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso police officer has been arrested and relieved of duty from the department after he is alleged to have secretly recorded a video - without consent - of an intimate sexual encounter.

Officials said Wednesday that 29-year-old Irvin Mendez is being charged with invasive visual recording.

Mendez, a four-year veteran of the police department, worked at the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center.

Police officials said he is now on administrative leave pending termination proceedings.

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