NYPD Officer Convicted in Cannibal-Plot Case
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 11:21 AM
- Join the Discussion [2]
-
Recommended Links
A New York City police officer accused of plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women has been convicted of conspiracy.
The jury in what the tabloids dubbed the "Cannibal Cop" case reached the verdict Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.
The FBI arrested 28-year-old Officer Gilberto Valle last year based on a tip by his now-estranged wife.
Prosecutors said Valle plotted with others he met on fetish websites to abduct, torture and eat women he knew, including his wife.
Valle's lawyers said he was just fantasizing and had no intention of harming anyone.
He also was found guilty of accessing a national crime database.
Comments [2]
This man was not convicted for his fantasies, he was convicted for his actions. He actively conspired with others, he stalked women physically, and he illegally used a database accessible to him because he was NYPD to find out personal information about women.
Thanks to the jury. They made the right call.
thought police...writers have sat down and devised bloody and gruesome plots. People have gotten fictionally beaten, stabed, eaten alive...I think they have a got shot to appeal this verdict.
Fahrenheit 451 - the jury should have to read that book.
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.