The trial between Depp and Mrs. Herd began on Monday, April 11 in Fairfax, Virginia after Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Depp claims that he defamed him in a December 2018 article published in the Washington Post entitled “I spoke out against sexual violence – and faced the rage of our culture. That must change. “ LAPD Officers Melissa Saenz and Tyler Hadden said during pre-trial court hearings Tuesday and Wednesday that they had found no evidence that a crime had been committed. Officer Saenz responded to Mr. Depp’s penthouse at the Eastern Columbia Building in Los Angeles where Mrs. Herd was staying on May 21, 2016, finding her crying. While she said Ms. Herd’s face was flushed with emotion, the 12-year-old LAPD veteran testified that she saw no injuries to Ms. Herd. “We met with a victim,” the police officer said in a pre-recorded video taken in court. “We checked the location. The husband was not there and the victim advised us that he was just having a quarrel. And that he was not going to give us more information. “And because we did not identify a crime, we issued her a business card.” She added that “she was informed that she could contact us later if she changed her mind and wanted to cooperate”. Ms. Herd filed a restraining order against Depp later that month, claiming he had thrown a phone at her face. Officer Saenz said several times that she would have filed a report if she believed a crime had been committed, but said she saw nothing to make her believe that domestic violence had taken place. Depp testified that he was the victim of domestic abuse, claiming that Mrs. Herd made her allegations when she realized she wanted to end the relationship. The pre-recorded testimony of LAPD officer Tyler Hadden was played in court Wednesday morning. He also responded to the incident of May 21, 2016 – the last quarrel between the couple before their separation. Ms. Saenz was in charge of his training. The police arrived at the building at 20.57, with a police document showing that “they met with the victim” at 21.22. Officer Haden said Ms. Herd did not request a report and that their investigation did not justify her writing. He said Ms. Herd had no visible injuries and that there were no signs that a fight had taken place. “The victim, the correction, the witness … was not cooperative,” he said. “I had no idea who she was,” he added. Officer Harden said Ms. Herd’s face was “red from her crying” and not “from anything else,” adding that “it was consistent with her crying.” He added that it would not be common practice for officers to write a report on a “verbal dispute only”. In her 2018 article, Ms. Herd wrote that “like many women, I was harassed and sexually assaulted when I was in college. But I was silent – I did not expect that complaints would do justice. “And I did not see myself as a victim.” “Then, two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse and felt the full rage of our culture for women who speak openly,” she added at the time. Although Depp is not named in the article, his legal team claims that it contains a “clear implication that Mr Depp is a domestic criminal”, which they say is “categorically and proven to be false”. Depp is seeking “no less than $ 50 million” in compensation. Ms. Herd has filed a $ 100 million counterclaim against Depp for harassment and immunity from his allegations.