The text from Officer Earles read, "Well I can't tell SVU the truth." The person he was texting told him to be honest, to which he replied, "No I can't do that.

Earles added that he did not know how it got reported as an assault. After that interview, records show Earles texted another officer that he couldn’t tell investigators the truth.

However, Earles later texted a sworn member to contradict that information. His text read: “Well, I can’t tell SVU the truth.” The sworn member replied, “I would be honest.” ...