Daniel Holtzclaw, a 29-year-old former Oklahoma City officer, sobs as he is convicted of 18 counts of raping and sexually assaulting eight women while on duty. Holtzclaw's victims were all black women with histories of run-ins with law enforcement
On Thursday, his 29th birthday, Holtzclaw rocked back and forth in his chair and sobbed as the judge read out the verdict. After more than 40 hours of deliberation, the jury had found him guilty of 18 of the 36 charges he faced, including four counts
Fearing no one would believe their stories, Holtzclaw's first 12 victims didn't report the abuse at the time of the attacks, but came forward after hearing about the harrowing attack on the grandmother. “He just picked the wrong lady to stop that night
Ligons has a pending federal civil lawsuit against Holtzclaw and the city of Oklahoma City, filed on behalf of several victims. She accused Holtzclaw of sexual assault and violating her state constitutional rights, and accused the city of negligence.
The jury in the racially charged trial of a white former Oklahoma City cop accused of raping more than a dozen black women while on duty was weighing his fate Thursday for a fourth day. Daniel Holtzclaw is charged with 36 counts of rape, forcible oral