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Ocean Beach cops acquitted of most charges in beating case

Two police officers were acquitted Friday of nearly all the charges brought against them after a Fire Island tourist suffered a ruptured bladder in their custody.

On their ninth day of deliberations, jurors found Ocean Beach acting Police Chief George Hesse, 40, of East Islip, not guilty of the top two counts against him - first-degree gang assault and second-degree assault - along with reckless...

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