Judge’s son jailed for US Capitol attack

A NEW YORK City judge’s son who stormed the US

Capitol wearing a furry caveman costume has been sentenced to eight months in prison.

US District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on January 6 2021.

“What you and others did on that day imposed an indelible stain on how our nation is perceived, both at home and abroad, and that can’t be undone,” the judge told Mostofsky, 35.

Judge Boasberg also sentenced Mostofsky to one year of supervised release and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service and pay ($2,000) £1,600 in restitution.

Mostofsky had asked the judge for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his “contribution to the chaos of that day”.

“I feel sorry for the officers that had to deal with that chaos,” he said.