Six former police officers in Mississippi, in the United States, are due to be sentenced for torturing two Black men in their own home.
According to BBC report, the victims were either beaten, shocked with stun guns and sexually assaulted by the officers who burst in without a warrant in 2023. One of them was also shot in the mouth.
The group, which dubbed itself the “Goon Squad”, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offences in August.
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On Monday, Mr Jenkins and Mr Parker called for the “stiffest of sentences” to be meted out on the former officers.
“It’s been very hard for me, for us,” Mr Jenkins told the Associated Press. “We are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.”
The first of the officers, Hunter Elward, will be the first sentenced, followed by the other five: Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jerffrey Middleton, Daniel Opydke and Joshua Hartfield.
Each faces the possibility of decades in prison on the charges, which include conspiracy against rights, obstructions of justice, deprivation of rights under colour of law, discharge of a firearm under a crime of violence, and conspiracy to obstruct justice.#Police
