. >> one incident of abuse and subsequent cover-up involved a man named virgil -- melvin virgil. hould say this video we are about to show is fairly graphic. you got access to bodycam video where you see an officer beat mr. virgil many times, but despite photo and videos showing guards striking him repeatedly, the officer involved reported that he delivered one strike against mr. virgil, and other officers' reports supported that claim. tell us about the case and how it fits into the broader culture of abuse that you reported on. >> the attack on melvin virgil was unique because there was actually footage of what occurred, which i had never seen body camera footage from inside a new york state prison before. the case illustrated the ways the officers all basically came together on the same story of what happened, which is clearly contradicted by the video, and that story actually became the official narrative of what had happened in the melvin virgil case, which is that he had attacked the officer, and just one strike had been used in an attempt to get him under control and that h

. >> one incident of abuse and a cover-up involved a man named melvin virgil.ideo we are about to show is graphic. you have access to body camera footage where you see an officer beating mr. virgil multiple times. despite the records, photos, and video showing guards striking him repeatedly, the officer involved reported he delivered one strike against mr. virgil and other officers supported the claim. tell us about this case and how it fits into the broader culture of abuse you reported on. >> the attack is unique because there was footage of what occurred. i had never seen body camera footage from inside in new york state prison. it illustrated the way the the same story, clearly contradicted by the video. that story became the official narrative of what happened in the melvin virgil case. he had attacked the officer and one strike had been used in an attempt to get him under control and he remained combative. in the video, you see him struck six times in the head and you also see him go unconscious the moment the officers claim he was fighting back against t