Jorge Andres Minjares, 23, was arrested and booked on a charge of official oppression after a woman alleged he sexually assaulted her while responding to a motel service call, according to jail records and court documents. He was released Friday after posting a $25,000 bond.
The incident began with a Sept. 19 service call at a motel in the 7000 block of N. Mesa Street, according to court documents cited by KTSM 9 News. The woman told investigators she had nowhere to stay after her boyfriend was arrested. While she gathered her belongings and showered, Minjares was alone with her in the room, the documents say.
What Investigators Say the Records Show
The affidavit says the woman reported that Minjares watched her shower from the doorway, then approached and sexually assaulted her. She estimated he had watched for 10 to 15 minutes. She told investigators she felt unable to refuse because he was an officer; the affidavit also records that she was high and described herself as being at an “all-time low” at the time.
She also told investigators she accepted Minjares’s offer of help with housing because she feared that turning him down could lead him to run her name and have her arrested. The affidavit says the two exchanged phone numbers; investigators later confirmed that the number she provided had been used by Minjares to contact her.
Investigators’ Review of Body-Camera Footage
Investigators reviewing Minjares’s body-worn camera footage from Sept. 19 found two periods when the device was in sleep mode: one of about 13 minutes and another of about 23 minutes, according to the affidavit. The shorter gap overlapped with the woman’s estimated time in the shower. After the camera was manually reactivated, it captured Minjares in the room with a motel receptionist and a maintenance employee, and the woman briefly leaving the bathroom before returning, the affidavit says.
A motel maintenance employee told investigators in a video-recorded statement on Oct. 1 that he had seen Minjares in the room and had seen the woman shower, according to the affidavit as reported by KTSM. Court documents also say Minjares asked to see her shower again on Sept. 20, the day after the alleged assault.
Messages, Payments and Later Contact
Court documents describe later messages about the woman’s living arrangements, money sent through electronic payments and prepaid cards, and discussions of places to meet and Uber rides. The woman told investigators Minjares later gave her money to keep quiet about what had happened. On Sept. 23, he arranged several Uber rides to pick her up from another motel; the rides were canceled after she was arrested that day on an outstanding warrant.
In a recorded call with her mother on Sept. 25, the woman reportedly said Minjares had sexually assaulted her and asked her mother to report it, according to court documents. The El Paso Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit was notified of the allegation on Sept. 29, the affidavit says. Investigators later found calls and texts between the two on the woman’s phone spanning Sept. 19 through Sept. 23.
Minjares’s Account
When questioned on Oct. 8, Minjares denied the allegations about the Sept. 19 service call but acknowledged giving the woman his personal number and meeting her later for sexual activity, according to the affidavit. He said he gave her money to help with housing. Court records say he also told investigators he blocked her number and deleted their communications after her arrest because he was concerned their interactions had gone too far.
The affidavit says investigators found the woman’s allegation of unwelcome sexual conduct substantially corroborated by the motel employee’s account, body-camera records and cellphone communications. Investigators determined that Minjares acted under color of his office as a sworn El Paso police officer while responding to the service call. KTSM reported that it had sought comment from the El Paso Police Department.
Complaint and Administrative Oversight
For general accountability information, the El Paso Police Department’s Internal Affairs unit says a formal complaint may be lodged with Internal Affairs or with any department supervisor. Separately, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement says agencies must report completed administrative misconduct investigations using a Misconduct Investigation Report, a requirement that began June 1, 2025. That reporting process is distinct from the criminal case; the agency guidance does not establish a finding about Minjares.
