I just had a gut feeling that they would get away with it.

Nevermind DNA on the baton.

Nevermind an actual fellow officer coming forward to “rat” on one of his own.

Nevermind behavior from the victim completely consistent with the wounds he suffered.

Nevermind a hospital report which found a significant wound in the victim’s anus.

Nevermind the blood on his hands.

Don’t ask me how I knew that the perverted sicko New York cop, Richard Kern, would get away with sexually assaulting Michael Mineo in a Brooklyn subway station in October, 2008.

And don’t think I jumped to any conclusions based on press accounts. I followed up with the actual trial testimony as well as the physical evidence. Testimony from friends and complete strangers who happened upon the scene. The hospital report. There was not one piece of evidence or testimony, other than from the accused, which was in any way inconsistent.

In other words, there was no other story for the evidence to add up to.

Not to a New York City jury, not when it comes to cops versus a Hispanic, pot-smoking tattoo artist.

The jury’s one sentence statement:

“We found reasonable doubt.”

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