Franklin Mata, one of the two ex-cops acquitted of raping an East Village woman in 2008, was sentenced to 60 days in jail this morning, as DNAinfo reports. On Monday, his former partner, Kenneth Moreno, was sentenced to one year in jail.
In sentencing Mata,
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said: "Forever you will be a disgrace to police officers. Forever you will have that scarlet letter shining on your back, and that's serious punishment. But I don't hold you in the same light as your co-defendant."
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