Sinmi Asomuyide, a former Kokomo, Indiana, police officer, was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 years in prison and three years supervised release for charges related to his on-duty sexual assault of a 14-year-old, and related obstruction. Asomuyide was previously convicted by a federal jury after a five-day trial in the Southern District of Indiana.“The Department of Justice takes civil rights abuses seriously, including those committed by the small minority of police officers that betray public trust,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This defendant will be held accountable for the kidnapping
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