Domestic Violence Under the Color of Authority is a true story about a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a high-ranking Stanislaus County Sheriff Sergeant. This story takes the readers through her journey starting out as a fourteen-year-old girl who caught the eye of an obsessed older married police officer. The grooming process of how he gained her trust and ultimately how he trapped her into marriage. The more she tried to break free from his grasp the more abusive and controlling he became. After he beat her almost to death in front of her children, she barely escaped with her life, to find that nobody in law enforcement would protect her or uphold the law. They only had one objective, which was to protect the thin blue line of police corruption at all costs. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department chose not to uphold the law but to protect her abuser because he wore a badge. His department covered up his crimes, hid evidence and violated the victim’s civil rights. The abuser’s badge made him untouchable, it was not just a badge, but a shield that protected him from criminal charges and prosecution. Nothing can penetrate it. Those who wear it are above the law and it gives them the power to do whatever they want to their victims. Police Domestic Violence is an epidemic in our society with over forty percent of law enforcement families suffering from domestic abuse by a husband, father or boyfriend who is currently employed as a Law Enforcement Officer. This book sheds light on the biggest kept secret in law enforcement. It is eye opening at just how bad things are for a victim whose abuser is a cop. Someday it could be your daughter, sister, mother, or granddaughter.