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Judge blasts 2nd ex-cop cleared of rape, gives him 60 days in jail for misconduct

Judge blasts 2nd ex-cop cleared of rape, gives him 60 days in jail for misconduct

The second police officer in the notorious "Rape Cop" case accused of acting as a lookout was sentenced this morning to 60 days in jail after a Manhattan judge called him "forever" a disgraced former member of the NYPD. Franklin Mata, 28...  Read Full Story

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