New York officer charged with lying about photographer's arrest
Source: Reuters
New York officer charged with lying about photographer's arrest
Source: Reuters - Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:32 PM
Author: Reuters
By Chris Francescani
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A New York police officer has been indicted on three felony counts of falsifying records to justify his arrest last year of a New York Times photographer, the Bronx district attorney said.
A Bronx grand jury indicted NYPD officer Michael Ackermann on Monday in a case stemming from his arrest in August 2012 of photographer Robert Stolarik, whom Ackermann said had interfered with the arrest of a teenage girl.
Ackermann, 30, said in a police report at the time that Stolarik had repeatedly set off the flash on his camera in his face - blinding and distracting him - during the arrest.
But Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said in a statement that an investigation determined that Stolarik's camera did not have a flash attached at the time of the arrest, which took place at 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2012.
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wild bird
(421 posts)but, you've got to wonder, how many innocent people have been sent to prison because of his lies?
I hope the DA investigates every arrest he made and court testimony he's given that's sent citizens to prison.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,773 posts)DiverDave
(4,874 posts)But, a start, I suppose
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)K&R
dothemath
(345 posts)A policeman lied? Who knew?
Earth_First
(14,910 posts).exif data would prove this to be a lie *immediately*
Dumbass.