Article: Ex-cop gets 7 months in prison; Involved with dealing drugs.(LOCAL NEWS)

Byline: Lee Hammel

WORCESTER - Saying that it is "uniquely horrible when a police officer turns to criminal activity," U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV yesterday sentenced a former Worcester police officer to seven months in prison on drug charges, to be followed by seven months of electronically-monitored home confinement.

"It's something that society cannot tolerate by even a slight degree," Judge Saylor said before also fining Brian W. Benedict, 35, of 53 Woodland Road, Auburn, $2,000 and imposing three years of supervision after release from prison.

Before Judge Saylor pronounced the sentence, Mr. Benedict apologized to the ...

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