Watch the Michael Valva sentencing in its entirety
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Ex-NYPD officer Michael Valva was sentenced on Thursday in Riverhead to a minimum of 25 years for the death of his 8-year-old son Thomas. Here you can watch the sentencing hearing in its entirety as it originally appeared live on Newsday.com. This video contains language that some viewers might find offensive. Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh