Embattled Chicago police Det. Marco Torres discussed plans to pay a gang member “a grand” to “get rid of” a fellow female detective he was convicted of assaulting during an abusive relationship, a newly filed lawsuit alleges.Torres texted another officer on May 20, 2024, and asked for his ex -girlfriend’s home address, saying he needed it to pay the would-be hit man, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court.Torres was later convicted of threatening the life of the plaintiff, who filed the lawsuit anonymously as “Jane Doe” and already has a pending whistleblower lawsuit against Torres and the police department.Torres now faces felony charges of harassing another officer and threatening to get her fired if she testified against him, court records show. In a text message included in the lawsuit, Torres allegedly wrote that he wanted his ex-girlfriend’s address “so this guy from gangs can get rid of her,” adding that he “wants a grand.” Torres also tried to get her address from other law enforcement officials, who reported his appeals to the city.The officer who received the text “made Doe generally aware that Torres had made a serious threat about wanting to get rid of her,” but didn’t give her a copy, according to the lawsuit.She and her counsel ultimately asked the city for the text — and for protection, the lawsuit says. But the requests were ignored, and officials “refused to notify Doe that Torres had talked to a gang member about killing her.”“By choosing not to inform Doe that a hit man may have been hired to kill her, the City made a deliberate choice to intentionally place Doe in harm’s way,” the lawsuit states.The woman’s other lawsuit, filed in Cook County court, alleges that Torres and the department had previously chosen “to punish her” after she reported his threats and abuse. Doe is still a member of the police department. Torres texted another officer on May 20, 2024, and asked for his ex-girlfriend’s home address, saying he needed it to pay the would-be hit man, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court.Provided A couple months after Torres sent the text, a man showed up at the woman’s old apartment and asked if she still lived there, according to the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Torres continued to “brazenly stalk,” harass and threaten the woman throughout the trial, despite an order of protection.The lawsuit seeks relief for the compensation and benefits she lost, as well as the emotional distress “she has suffered and will continue to suffer in the future.” The woman’s attorney, Megan O'Malley, said the city "has a systemic gender violence problem within its police department.""Because of its persistent adherence to the code of silence, the male officers who commit gender violence are protected while the women who report them are punished and left exposed to further harm," O'Malley said in a statement."Det. Doe pleaded with the city repeatedly to protect her safety. The city chose instead to deliberately place her in grave danger."Michael Leonard, the attorney representing Torres in the ongoing felony case, said his client has been "unfairly targeted," arguing that the new civil case amounts to "another baseless lawsuit.""What she is clearly overlooking is the fact that they had a substantial consensual relationship," Leonard told the Sun-Times. "And that seems to be what's missing from all this."The independent news outlet Unraveled Press first reported on the lawsuit.Torres previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in November 2024 and was later sentenced to a year of probation that bars him from carrying a gun.In his pending case for allegedly harassing a witness, Torres is accused of calling another female detective who attended the police academy with him and the woman he was convicted of assaulting. Using a phone number that appeared as “No Caller ID,” he allegedly said, “Please don’t testify against me. I’ve been crying all day.”About an hour later, the victim received a text message that read, “This is my life please don’t testify i always cover my tracks.” Then, he told the other department member that his commander would “get you fired.” Torres has a lengthy disciplinary record that includes at least 22 complaints of domestic abuse and another for alleged sexual misconduct. He was previously suspended 15 days for discharging his weapon, police records show. He has been stripped of his policing powers and isn’t being paid by the department, a spokesperson said.He’s expected back in criminal court Jan. 8. ...read more read less