Mississippi Police Officer Sentenced to 40 Years for Group Torture of Two Black Men

A North American judge this Wednesday sentenced another of the six white police officers to 40 years in prison. Mississippi who admitted to gang-torturing two black men early last year.

The magistrate, Tom Leeruled against the former police officer Christian Dedmon the maximum sentence he faced, and the highest of the four he ever imposed for the torture of michael jenkins It is Eddie Parkeraccording to local media.

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Lee said Dedmon, 29, committed “the most surprising, brutal and cruel acts that can be imagined“, while prosecutors indicated that he sexually assaulted the victims, according to CNN.

Dedmon and the other five Rankin County police officers, who called themselves “goon squad”, pleaded guilty to charges of deprivation of rights, assault and obstruction of justice, among others, in August 2023.

Lee sentenced Dedmon to 40 years in prison and also 17.5 years for Daniel Opdyke; yesterday he dictated 20 years to Elward Hunter and 15.5 years for Jeffrey Middleton.

The sentencing of the two remaining former agents is expected tomorrow, Brett McAlpin It is Joshua Hartfield.

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The group of police officers entered the home where the victims were staying without a warrant after a person called police to alert them that two African-American men were staying at a white woman’s home.

As part of the torture, officers shot the victims with a stun gun, beat them, threw alcohol in their faces and forced them to shower together, court documents detail.

The incident came to light after victims filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the group of agents in the summer of last year.

Source: Elcomercio

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