Former Bell Police Officer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

Former Bell Police Officer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison | Street Gangs Resource Center: "A judge sentenced a former officer with the Bell Police Department late yesterday to nine years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a female motorist and violating her civil rights, the Justice Department announced.
Feliciano Sanchez, 35 of Pico Rivera, received the sentence for the civil rights offense from U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank.
During today’s hearing, Judge Fairbank said “the offense was serious, involving predatory conduct, [and was] committed by a police officer acting under color of law.”
Sanchez pleaded guilty last year to violating the female victim’s civil rights when he forced her to perform oral sex after stopping her for a traffic violation. Sanchez admitted in court that on May 16, 2007, he took the victim in his patrol car to an isolated parking lot away from the traffic stop. During the assault, Sanchez placed his hand on his duty weapon and forced the victim to perform the sex act."

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