ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)
- The State Police officer caught having sex in uniform on the hood of his
patrol car, while his Chihuahua looked on, is seeking unemployment
benefits claiming he should not have been fired.
According to court
records obtained by KRQE News 13 Bert Lopez claims he was fired after the incident ,
although a spokesman with NMSP says Lopez resigned his position before he could
have been fired.
Images of Lopez
having sex with a naked woman on his patrol car with a Chihuahua watching, went
viral and became late-night fodder for talk show hosts.
According to court
documents, Lopez filed a petition for unemployment in District Court in
Sandoval County March 29th.
In the documents,
Lopez says he was wrongfully terminated because he'd never been in trouble
before. He also claims the State Police Department lied during the firing
process.
Workforce
Solutions and State Police say neither agency has been served with any papers
regarding the issue. A court employee says it's up to Lopez to set a hearing
date and serve the agencies with the documents.
News 13 called
Lopez but he did not return our calls. State Police and Workforce Solutions did
not want to comment on the case.
A state official
told News 13 it's very rare for someone to get unemployment benefits when
they're fired for just cause, or when they voluntarily leave a job.
Had enough?
Write to the Speaker of the House, U.S.
House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 and demand federal hearings into
the police problem in America. Demand
mandatory body cameras for cops, one strike rule on abuse, and a permanent DOJ office on Police Misconduct.