LAPD officer arrested for alleged rape of child out of custody

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Police officer who was arrested for the alleged rape of a child under the age of 14 is now out of custody, the department said Thursday. 

Diego Jose Miranda Lopez, a former officer of the LAPD, who was assigned to North Hollywood Area, was arrested on April 20 for rape. 

According to the department, Lopez was a probationary officer and resigned when confronted with the allegations. The department says the alleged assault occurred prior to his employment with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Lopez was booked at Valley Jail for a violation of the Welfare and Institutions Code, Forcible Rape Child Under 14 Years and was initially held without bail pending court proceedings.