NYPD officer given 30 yrs for torture

Volpe’s admission came after four fellow police officers testified against him a startling development considering the strong code of silence in New York’s police force. The prosecution, which asked that Volpe be jailed for life, described the crime as “one of the most serious non-lethal acts of police brutality in the history of New York city”. Louima’s attorneys also said they would appeal, deeming the sentence too lenient given the violence of the attack, which left Louima with a perforatedrectum and bladder.

Volpe, in tears, asked forgiveness from the victim in court. He repeated his line of defence, which was that he had only fully remembered what happened when he heard the witnesses’ sworn statement. Volpe has also blamed his conduct on “animal rage”.