The criminal case against a former Chula Vista police officer guilty of physically abusing his girlfriend’s son has come to an end after a judge ordered him to pay restitution.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Peter Deddeh on Feb.28 ordered ex-Chula Vista police officer Roman Granados to pay $9,667 in restitution to Matthew McCormick, who was 16 years-old when Granados beat him up in an off-duty incident nearly three years ago.
In addition to restitution, Granados must also pay for future counseling fees, which will be determined at a later time.
Deputy District Attorney Ryan Karkenny said he his glad the case is over as McCormick can now get on with his life.
“We always want to make sure that the victims are made whole after they are victimized, and so I’m happy that the victim can have some sort of closure after this case has been going on,” Karkenny said.
Granados, 49, had pleaded guilty in 2015 to a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to a child by inflecting injury and an infraction for disturbing the peace.
For his guilty plea he was sentenced to four years of supervised probation. As part of his sentencing Granados also had to complete 52 weeks of child abuse-focused therapy and pay a $764 fine—$50 of which was included for a disturbing the peace charge. Granados was also ordered to pick up trash on the roadways.
Granados must also stay at least 100 yards away from McCormick and is prohibited from any electronic or personal communication with him.
On June 5, 2014 Granados physically abused McCormick, who was watching his younger sister’s promotion ceremony at Chula Vista Hills Elementary SchoolChula Vista.
In court McCormick has said Granados “punched and choked” him.
Initially McCormick, now 18, declined medical attention but later checked himself into a local hospital after experiencing head pain, police previously reported.
After the incident, the Chula Vista Police Department conducted an administrative investigation into the incident while Granados was on paid leave.
The results of the investigation were never disclosed publicly but Granados was eventually fired after serving the department for 16-years.
A civil suit brought on by McCormick against Granados is pending.
Granados did not return phone messages seeking comment for this story.
