Two New York City police officers, Mata and Moreno, were
convicted of official misconduct on a drunk and helpless woman. The officers
had helped the woman into her building after a cab driver called 911 to report
that his passenger was too drunk to get out of his taxi. Still they returned to
her apartment three times that night. They were later on accused for raping her
that night while she was in an unstable and drunk state, but no DNA evidence
were found so those charges was cleared shortly after. Moreno admitted he only
cuddled with her in bed, and that no further sexual activity was involved. Both
officers also admitted that they performed a fake 911 call just to have a
reason to enter her apartment. Moreno
got a year in prison, and both were immediately stripped of their badges.
Morena’s sentence can soon be extended because of some drug possession charges
involving heroin.