DA: Philadelphia Staff Inspector Facing Charges For Beating Protester With Baton

Jessica Kartalija reports.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A STRETCH OFBEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND WHEN ITBEGINS COMING UP JESSICA BACKOVER TO YOU.THANK YOU HIGH RANKINGMEMBER OF THE HAVE PHILADELPHIAPOLICE DEPARTMENT FACING SEVERALCHARGES AFTER VIDEO WENT VIRALSHOWING HIM STRIKING A PROTESTERIN THE HEAD WITH A BATON.NOW THE PRESIDENT OF THEFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ISCOMING TO HIS DEFENSE.FOP PRESIDENT JOHN MCNESBYCALLS THE CHARGES AGAINST A HIGHRANKING PHILADELPHIA POLICEINSPECTOR SEEN IN THIS CELLPHONE VIDEO DISGUSTING, IT'S ANABSOLUTE DISGRACE IT'S A SLAP INTHE FACE TO EVERY POLICE OFFICERIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIAESPECIALLY UNDER THESECONDITIONS WHILE WE'RE OUT THEREHUSTLING FROM MORNING TO NIGHT.THIS VIDEO OBTAINED BY CBS-3SHOWS PHILADELPHIA POLICEINSPECTOR JOSEPH BOLOGNA STRIKEA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY STUDENT INTHE BACK OF THE HEAD MONDAY WITHA METAL BATON.THE VIDEO DEPICT CONDUCT THATAPPEARS TO BE WITHIN OUR POLICYGUIDELINES.HOWEVER SOME OF THE IMAGES AREDISTURBING AND DEPICT BEHAVIORTHAT DOES NOT TO BE IN ACCORDWITH OUR POLICY.TONIGHT, DISTRICT ATTORNEYLARRY KRASNER FILLED AGGRAVATEDASSAULT AND RELATED CHARGESAGAINST BOLOGNA SAYING THISMOMENT DEMANDS A SWIFT AND EVENHANDED RESPONSE TO VIOLENT ANDCRIMINAL ACTS BASED ON THE FACTSAND EVIDENCE.AND SAYS HIS OFFICE WILL HOLDPEOPLE WHO CAUSE HARM TO OTHERSEQUALLY ACCOUNTABLE.MCNESBY CALLS BOLOGNA WHO'SBEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 30YEARS ONE OF PHILADELPHIA'S MOSTDECORATED AND RESPECTED POLICEOFFICERS.WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEFENDINGINSPECTOR BOLOGNA THROUGH THEENTIRE PROCESS.AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE EVERYRESOURCE AVAILABLE TO WHATEVERWE NEED TO DO TO PREVAIL IN THISCASE.MCNESBY TELLS CBS-3 THE DA'SHASTY DECISION TO ARREST BOLOGNAPROMOTES HIS ANTIPOLICE AGENDAIN THE CITY.IT SENDS A BAD MESSAGE TO THECOPS ON THE STREET.ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE WEEKENDEVENTS.COMMISSIONER OUTLAW RELEASEDA STATEMENT THIS EVENING ITREADS IN PART: WE DO NOTCONDONE THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF ANYPERSON.AND IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THATTHE DA DOES IN FACT HOLD ALLWE HAVE THE COMMISSIONER'S FULLSTATEMENT ON "CBSPHILLY.COM."MEANWHILE, THE STUDENT WAS TAKEN