A Riverside police officer with only 16 months on the force has resigned amid an investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a woman following a traffic stop.

Henry Ventura, who began working for the Police Department in March 2024, resigned on July 17 as both an internal affairs investigation and a criminal probe were hanging over his head, said Riverside police officer and department spokesperson Ryan Railsback. He said Ventura had been assigned to patrol.

The alleged victim, a 25-year-old Riverside woman, filed a complaint with the Riverside Police Department in late May that triggered the investigations, Railsback said. She subsequently filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 20 in U.S. District Court in Riverside against the city and Ventura, alleging he sexually assaulted her unde

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