San Francisco Sheriff-elect neighbor's report of abuse lit firestorm

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'San Francisco police inspector John Keane received a phone call Jan. 4 from a woman who wanted to report an incident of domestic violence involving her neighbor. It would soon become clear this wasn’t an ordinary call — the woman had information that would rock San Francisco’s political establishment and possibly ruin a man’s career.
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Madison’s motive for calling police has been the subject of much debate. Mirkarimi, who has denied the allegations of domestic abuse, at one point suggested nefarious political forces behind the scandal. In an interview with a Venezuelan radio station Tuesday, Lopez — who has publicly denied being abused by her husband — suggested the sheriff was a victim of dirty politics and questioned Madison’s reasons for going to the police. Lopez said the two women had met because Madison has a child who is the same age as Lopez’s son, Theo.
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Madison has not responded to several requests for interviews. She describes herself as a nonpracticing lawyer and a “radical feminist politico” in her bio on Redroom.com, the online writers’ social network she founded. Madison has written for DC Comics characters such as The Huntress, a heroine whom Batman fears for being too violent and unpredictable.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Lopez told Madison she wanted her to make a video of her injuries “just in case [Mirkarimi] wants to take Theo away from me because he … said that he is very powerful and can do it.” After calling police, Madison refused to turn over the video because she had promised Lopez she wouldn’t give it to authorities. Police later obtained a search warrant to seize the video, along with text messages and emails between Madison and Lopez.'