From [HERE] A New York City police officer, Juan Perez, was found guilty of assault for punching a homeless man in the face six times while he was on top of him.

Mr. Perez, who worked in the Sixth Precinct and retired in 2023, was charged with third-degree assault and pleaded not guilty. On Thursday, he was found guilty by a judge, Maxwell Wiley, after a bench trial. He will be sentenced in September and faces up to 364 days in jail, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said.

Mr. Perez has been named in two other lawsuits over complaints of excessive force, which were settled. Perez retired from the police department last year - as unwanted NYPD cops are basically un-fireable.

The incident took place while Perez and his partner were on patrol in November 2021. The victim, Borim Husenaj, was 26 years old at the time and police claimed he was allegedly acting erratically in the Greenwich Village neighborhood, holding a bottle.

When the police stopped the homeless man he was not under arrest for any crime.

According to the indictment filed last year, Perez and his partner approached Husenaj, leading to a verbal exchange. Perez pushed Husenaj against a wall and attempted to handcuff him. A scuffle ensued, and Husenaj and Perez fell to the ground, where Perez proceeded to punch Husenaj multiple times while he was defenseless on the ground.

Perez called for an ambulance, believing the man was intoxicated, prosecutors said in a news release from the DA’s office. After a continued verbal back and forth, Perez is accused by prosecutors of pushing the man against a wall to handcuff him.

The man was not under arrest at the time, the statement of facts details, adding that the victim told Perez he was placing the wrong person under arrest.

Both Perez and the man fell to the ground and began to struggle. Perez’s partner then helped subdue the man, according to the news release, which says Perez “proceeded to rapidly punch the victim six times in the face, while he was lying on the ground defenseless.”

“He was brought to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a broken nose and significant swelling,” the release said.

The man was unconscious for at least one minute and while later testing showed the man was intoxicated, “all objective evidence makes clear that he was also in the throes of a serious psychiatric crisis,” prosecutors said in the statement of facts.

As a result of the assault, Husenaj suffered a broken nose and other emotional and psychological injuries.

Racist suspect Patrick Hendry, the president of the city’s police officers’ union, said in a statement that the conviction would send a “chilling message to every police officer.”

“Cops are being violently attacked on the streets every day,” Mr. Hendry said. “If this is what happens when we try to protect ourselves, we won’t be able to protect the public."

Tragically, he moved to Kosovo to live with family members in January 2022 and took his own life two months later. The lawsuit filed by Husenaj’s estate against Perez and New York City claimed that the assault exacerbated Husenaj’s fear and paranoia, contributing to his suicide.

Legal director Chris Dunn from the New York Civil Liberties Union commended the district attorney’s office for holding Perez accountable, emphasizing the importance of police officers being subject to the law like everyone else. Dunn highlighted the need for more police accountability in cases of misconduct and abuse of power.

The guilty verdict against Perez serves as a reminder of the responsibility that law enforcement officers hold in maintaining public trust and safety. It also underscores the significance of addressing instances of police misconduct to prevent further harm to individuals and communities. Public officials and advocacy groups continue to emphasize the importance of upholding accountability and justice within the police force to build trust and ensure equitable treatment for all. lol. We’ll see how much “justice: happens when this JackOfficer is sentenced.