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Former off-duty police officer Todd Apted sentenced for assault in Launceston street, 'did not act defensively' as he claimed

The court was told Todd Apted has resigned from the police force because of PTSD. (ABC News)

A former Tasmanian police officer who assaulted a man in the middle of a suburban street in broad daylight has been handed a suspended sentence and community work orders.

In February, a Supreme Court jury found Todd Barry Apted, 52, guilty of assault and perverting the course of justice.

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