AURORA | A former Aurora DARE officer accused of forcing a 15-year-old runaway to take sexually explicit photos of herself received a suspended three-year prison sentence Thursday.
Former Officer Michael Mangino will also have to serve 90 days in jail and participate in a sex offender treatment program.
If he fails in the sex offender program, Mangino could face the three-year prison term.
Mangino pleaded guilty to felony exploitation of a child in April as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
At sentencing Thursday, he faced a maximum of three years in prison and a minimum of probation.
Mangino, 51, was charged with sexual exploitation of a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, both felonies, and was scheduled to go on in May but avoided trial by entering the plea.
The 29-year APD veteran, who is free on bond pending sentencing, also faced a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct.
who gave him the get out of jail card,THEY SHOULD QUIT. THEY ARE NOT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC BY LETTING SLIM LIKE HIM WALK. WHAT IS THERE MOTO, PROTECT THE PROTECTERS AN HANG EVERYONE ELSE?
Another Pat Sullivan style slap-on-the-wrist for perverted cops.
Corrupt Criminal Cops should receive TWICE the prison sentence that
an ordinary citizen would receive for the same crime!
They need to look into manginos past..this fool threw me down 2 flights of stairs back in 2002 while hand cuffed..Fire his butt.. He is a. out of control individual with a badge who needs to be punished..on that note..HA HA. Mangino..
pot growers do more time than this… sick
fire the chef also, he hires an protects, the blue club only.