San Jose cop accused of rape faces new charge

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SAN JOSE -- The San Jose police officer accused of rape was charged Tuesday with a whole new crime -- storming out of the Gilroy Safeway with a bottle of vodka about 2:30 a.m. in violation of a state law that bans the sale or purchase of alcohol between 2 and 6 a.m.

Officer Geoffrey Graves faces one misdemeanor count of violating that law, but he was not charged with theft because a grocery store cashier said he left $20 at the checkstand, apparently enough to cover the cost.

The incident occurred May 25, though it did not surface publicly until Tuesday when Graves was arraigned.

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