Judge Rules Arevalos Sexual Assault Victim Can Present Evidence Police Culture Contributed To Attack

Major allegations of a corrupt culture inside the San Diego Police Department will be heard in federal court, a judge ruled late Tuesday.

KPBS media partner 10News was the first to reveal new allegations of officers abusing their badge.

A federal judge ruled one of former San Diego police officer Anthony Arevalos' sexual assault victims will be able to present evidence that police culture contributed to her attack.

In the ruling, the judge said one of the victims, known only as “Jane Doe,” has “sufficient evidence of a code of silence that exists within the SDPD.”

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KPBS media partner 10News was the first to talk with Arevalos' 13th victim — the only woman who has not settled her case with the city.

Jane Doe has been adamant that San Diego police supervisors knew Arevalos was assaulting women for years.

While those supervisors have been released from personal liability in another earlier ruling, Tuesday's ruling indicates the department as a whole is not off the hook.

Doe and her legal team plan to bring up incidents involving officers dating back at least a decade and include the latest allegations against officers like Christopher Hays.

KPBS media partner 10News broke that story about the allegations against the former officer, who resigned to fight the allegations.