NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A former New York correction officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to depriving an inmate of his constitutional rights after he assaulted an incarcerated man in handcuffs, authorities said.
The Hyde Park man, 36-year Aaron Finn, worked as a correction officer in Green Haven Correctional Facility where the incident took place.
On March 19, 2020, Finn used his body to press a handcuffed inmate face-first against a wall, and then repeatedly struck the back of the inmate’s head, causing the inmate’s head to hit a cinder block wall before repeatedly thrashing the man’s head against steel bars, officials said.
The victim suffered multiple lacerations on his face and head from the assault requiring stitches.
“As he admitted today, former correction officer Aaron Finn violated the constitutional rights of an inmate by using excessive force amounting to cruel and unusual punishment,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. “This conviction should send a loud and clear message—the protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution extend to all Americans, including inmates. When the constitutional rights of inmates are violated, we will act aggressively to bring wrongdoers to justice.”
Finn pled guilty to a deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law and is facing a maximum of 10 years in prison.
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