ORLANDO, Fla. -- Video showing a woman (Jessica Asprilla) being pushed down some stairs by a police officer (Fernando Trinidad) that led to a battery charge against the woman has prompted calls for charges against the officer.

Trinidad was caught on tape pushing Jessica Asprilla, 27, down some steps at the now-defunct Club Paris in downtown Orlando. "He was rushing me out of the club," Asprilla said. "I was going down the stairs and the next thing I knew, he pushed me and I was on the floor."

Asprilla was charged with battery on the officer after SHE was pushed.

Asprilla admitted to giving Trinidad some "lip" at the club but that's it.

Officer Fernando Trinidad wrote in his report that Asprilla spit twice in his face. When asked Asprilla stated "I didn't spit in his face"

Trinidad did swear to it and also swore that Asprilla "lost her footing" when he tried to grab her.

Local 6 showed the video of the incident and it showed the woman being shoved down the stairs. As for the alleged spitting, when asked why Trinidad did not wipe any spit off, he told an internal investigator, "I've had worse than saliva in my face."

Aspirlla said she lost her job over the arrest and her place in graduate school. She said it also shattered her dreams for a career in social work, where background checks would reveal the arrest "And they'll see battery on a law enforcement officer."

"I see I was battered by a law enforcement officer," Aspirlla said.

Asprilla said she owes thousands of dollars in medical bills from her ankle injury in connection with the incident. However, she most feared Trinidad's sworn testimony could have put her in prison for years.

"I didn't know how I would be able to prove my innocence," Asprilla said. "Everyone always believes the word of a police officer."

Asprilla's attorney then learned of the video. When asked "Had you not had the video?", "Then, I would have probably gone to jail for battery on the police officer," Asprilla said.

When prosecutors saw the tape, they dropped the charges on Jessica Asprilla.

Now, Asprilla's attorney wants Trinidad prosecuted for battery and perjury. "It's unbelievable," attorney Adam Sudbury said. "It's a police officer just taking out a private citizen at a club." When the attorney was asked "You see a crime on that tape?" "Absolutely," Sudbury said.

An Orlando police investigation found Trinidad did push the woman, causing her ankle injury -- though they could not say it was intentional.

Also, investigators said Trinidad entered " inaccurate, false or improper information" in his report.

But in January, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings issued only an eight-hour suspension for Trinidad's conduct.

Trinidad refused requests for comment concerning the incident. He continues to patrol Orlando streets.

My Thoughts:

An EIGHT-HOUR suspension? WTF is wrong here? This Officer abused his arrest powers, falsified a Police Report and committed BATTERY!!!

He should have been fired, and prosecuted for his Crimes.

Now the question is; how many times have Officers lied in Police Reports and how many people's lives have been ruined or are currently in jail for these lies from Police Officers?