A south Louisiana sheriff who was accused of encouraging or ignoring the beatings of black jail inmates was acquitted on federal civil rights charges Friday. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal was found not guilty on all charges, news outlets covering his trial reported. "When they said that I was not guilty on all four counts, it was a great relief," Ackal told KLFY-TV (http://bit.ly/2e9TQgz). He told jurors that the deputies' claims against Ackal were not credible. "I was hurt because these were some of the guys that I considered to be friends," Ackal said.

Source: ABC News November 04, 2016 23:23 UTC