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Tara Cosoleto

No jail for officer who wrongly accused an innocent man

Thomas Edward Horsburgh wrongfully accused an innocent man of endangering another police officer. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A police senior constable who wrongfully accused an innocent man of endangering another officer has been spared jail but not a conviction.

Thomas Edward Horsburgh, 35, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to misconduct in public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice over the June 2020 incident southeast of Melbourne.

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