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Correction officer from LI charged in inmate assault

Originally published: January 13, 2012 9:26 PM
Updated: January 13, 2012 9:36 PM
By BILL MASON  bill.mason@newsday.com

Inmate housing on New York's Rikers Island penal

Photo credit: AP | Inmate housing on New York's Rikers Island penal complex. (May 16, 2011)

A correction officer from Bellport was arrested Friday and charged with assaulting an inmate on Rikers Island and filing false reports to cover up the incident, officials said.

Victor Rodman, 49, with nearly 25 years with the New York City Correction Department, was charged with assault, offering a false instrument for filing, falsifying business records and official misconduct.

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