NYPD charges for ‘rape’ cops

IN A RARE move, the NYPD will internally try two Brooklyn cops accused of raping a prisoner — before their criminal trial takes place, the Daily News has learned.

Police Officers Edward Martins and Richard Hall are charged with raping and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman they picked up for drug possession in Brooklyn on Sept. 15.

Martins, 37, and Hall, 32, who have already been demoted from the rank of detective, say they had consensual sex with the teenager.

Typically, the NYPD holds off on taking any disciplinary action until the conclusion of any criminal proceeding.

But Martins and Hall refused to answer any questions in their Internal Affairs interviews, so the NYPD set a Tuesday date in the department’s trial room.

The officers are charged with rape, criminal sex act, kidnapping and official misconduct.