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Rikers Prisoner Smuggles DNA Evidence of Rape Out of Jail; $500,000 Settlement

by Dale Chappell

A female Rikers Island prisoner who was raped by a guard had to sneak DNA evidence of the sexual assault out of the jail to get anyone to believe her story. As a result, the guard, Jose Cosme, was arrested and convicted.

The unnamed prisoner, identified as ...

 

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