News : Policeman Who Raped Vulnerable Women While On Duty Jailed For 263 Years

A police officer convicted of raping and sexually assaulting women while on duty has been sentenced to 263 years in prison. DisgracedOklahoma City officer Daniel Holtzclaw , 29, preyed on women who had troublewith the law, hoping their word would not stand up against his.


Holtzclaw was charged with s3xually assaulting and raping 13women and found guilty of 18 of the 36 charges, including four of the six rapecharges.


District Judge Timothy Henderson said Holtzclaw will servethe terms consecutively and denied his request for an appeal bond.



Holtzclaw waived his right to remain in custody in thecounty jail for 10 days, instead opting to be taken directly to prison.


Defence attorney Scott Adams said Holtzclaw will appeal.





He ran background checks and went after those who hadoutstanding warrants, previous arrests or carried drugs or drug paraphernalia. Theysaid he did this because he did not think authorities would take the victims'word over his if he had to defend himself against s3xual assault allegations.


Thirteen women took the stand in the trial, which began morethan a month ago, telling jurors of s3xual assaults that ranged from touchingover their clothing to forced oral s3x and rape.


One of the final people to testify was a girl who said shewas 17 at the time of the sexual assault and Holtzclaw raped her on hermother's front porch.


Holtzclaw, who did not testify, was fired over theaccusations in January 2015 after approximately three years on the job.


"I so desperately want my life back - the life I hadbefore he took it away," Jannie Ligons, one of the victims of Holtzclaw,told the court in an impact statement.





Holtzclaw, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, did not speakon his own behalf. His lawyers said after the sentence was handed down thatthey planned to appeal.


Another victim, Sherry Ellis, told the court she neverthought a police officer would do what Holtzclaw did.



"He deserves what he gets. There will never be a daywhere I don't think of how I was violated," Ellis said.

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