Las Vegas cop accused of sexual assault on wife’s best friend

A Las Vegas police officer charged this week with sexual assault is accused of attacking his wife’s best friend, records show.

The victim was visiting Manuel Gutierrez’s wife to meet Gutierrez and the couple’s baby when the assault happened on Saturday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.

The victim said she was sleeping in Gutierrez’s guest bedroom when she woke up to find Gutierrez sexually assaulting her, according to the report.

Gutierrez denied the assault and said the sexual acts were consensual, according to the report.

Gutierrez, 37, has worked for the department since February 2014 and most recently was with the Community Policing Division’s South Central Area Command, police said. He has been relieved of duty without pay.

Gutierrez was charged Wednesday with sexual assault.

Gutierrez’s attorneys asked that he be released on his own recognizance, while prosecutors requested bail of $300,000. A judge set his bail at $25,000 and he remains in jail, records show.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Aug. 30.

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