A RATON POLICE OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH RAPE AND BATTERY. A WOMAN ALLEGES THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY OFFICER ANDREW SANCHEZ WHILE HE WAS OFF DUTY EARLIER THIS MONTH.
STATE POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 8TH…AND WHEN THE VICTIM WAS LATER ABLE TO CONTACT OFFICERS, SHE REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
SANCHEZ IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY…AND MISDEMEANOR BATTERY.
