A Manhattan jury on Tuesday found a former NYPD officer not guilty of assaulting two detainees in Manhattan Central Booking during separate incidents in 2022.
The jury acquitted former Officer Josue Torres on the two assault counts after hearing days of testimony by police officers, experts and one of the detainees he was accused of assaulting.
“The only thing proven in this case was the fact the jury system still works in all its magnificence,” Torres’ attorney Patrick Brackley said in a statement…