Ex-policeman in US gets 263 years prison for rape
LOS ANGELES — A former police officer from the state of Oklahoma was yesterday (Jan 21) sentenced to 263 years prison for raping and sexually abusing African-American women while on duty.
In handcuffs, Daniel Holtzclaw, right, raises his right hand as he is sworn in for his sentencing in Oklahoma City, on Jan 21, 2016. Photo: AP
LOS ANGELES — A former police officer from the state of Oklahoma was yesterday (Jan 21) sentenced to 263 years prison for raping and sexually abusing African-American women while on duty.
Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty in December of rape and oral sodomy in 18 of the 36 counts that he faced. Yesterday, the judge in the case issued the sentence following the jury’s recommendation.
“It is what it is,” Holtzclaw’s attorney Scott Adams told reporters after the sentencing. “It wasn’t a surprise.”
Prosecutors said that Holtzclaw preyed on black women in poor areas of Oklahoma City.
The assaults took place between late 2013 and mid-2014.
As evidence mounted against him, Holtzclaw was fired from the police department early last year.
One of the victims, Ms Demetria Campbell, filed a lawsuit against him in November 2013. AFP
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