Former Houston police officer who raped waitress sentenced to life

Abc13.com
Oct. 09, 2012

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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A former Houston police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a waitress while he was on duty.

Before his sentencing, the jury heard from several other women who say ex-HPD officer Abraham Joseph did the same thing to them.

It took jurors about five hours to reach a verdict of two counts of life in prison. Many people in and around the courtroom were surprised by it; it's the harshest punishment the jury could have given by law.

"We the jury having found the defendant Abraham Joseph guilty of aggravated sexual assault by a public servant assess his punishment of confinement in the institution of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life," read the judge.