Mark Musarella was awaiting arraignment Thursday on an official misconduct charge. Defense lawyer Edward J. Pavia Jr. says Musarella will plead not guilty, noting that the photo was posted by accident and that Musarella is sorry.
Just how does someone take a photo of a corpse and post it on Facebook by accident?
Musarella was working for Richmond University Medical Center on March 30 and responded to an emergency call on Staten Island. The victim, Caroline Wimmer (shown above), was found strangled with her hair dryer, AP reported.
Prosecutors say Musarella snapped a picture of Wimmer's body and posted the image on his page on the social networking Web site, AP reported.
A retired police officer, Musarella lost his job as an EMT this year when his superiors learned about the photograph.
Musarella faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
Source: The Associated Press
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