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Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction

Former NYC cop Charles Schwarz, convicted in one of the most brutal cop-beatings ever, that of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima who was sodomized with a broomstick in the police station, is seeking a sentence reduction. Schwarz was convicted of perjury by lying when he told authorities he was not in the bathroom of the police station when fellow cop Justin Volpe, now doing 30 years for the assault, attacked Louima.

Prosecutors say Schwarz held Louima down while another officer sodomized the handcuffed prisoner with a broken broomstick; Schwarz maintains he wasn't there.

Schwarz was sentenced to 60 months and maintains prosecutors promised to ask the Bureau of prisons to cut 13 months off his sentence if he refrained from publicly discussing the case. The prosecutors made the request and BOP turned it down. Schwarz is now seeking to have the Judge throw out his original 5 year sentence and resentence him to 47 months.

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    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#1)
    by squeaky on Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 07:26:46 PM EST
    How disgusting. I followed the case and was horrified that most got off. The sentence seemed mild. Chances are he will get his reduction.

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#2)
    by Sailor on Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 08:01:29 PM EST
    With all due respect to TL, and my apologies to all beforehand; F@#$! him in the @$$ with a broomstick and the same for all his buddies who got off ... either watching it or not reporting it.

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 09:07:49 PM EST
    what would be the eye-for-an-eye punishment for perjury?

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 09:11:32 PM EST
    punisher-tell them that their sentence is 47 months and let them out 10 years later.

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Jan 26, 2006 at 09:22:47 PM EST
    Squeaky, that is truly very funny. That's like, Daily Show material.

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Jan 27, 2006 at 03:10:31 AM EST
    Squeaky, sailor: I find it interesting when we did not see the same comments when the Judge setenced the paedophile to 60 days for repeated raping the the 6 yo girl.

    Re: Louima Cop Seeks Sentence Reduction (none / 0) (#7)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 27, 2006 at 06:55:38 AM EST
    Wile E. Coyote-If you followed the facts of either story it would come as no surprise at all,