Serial rapist former cop jailed for 263 years says he feels 'no remorse' for his victims as he pleads his innocence from behind bars
- Daniel Hotzclaw, 29, was convicted last December of rape and sex assault
- He maintained his innocence throughout and continues to do so inside jail
- Despite GPS data, DNA and witness testimony, he says he is being framed
- Claims witnesses were led by detectives into testifying against him
- Added that he feels 'no remorse' because he didn't commit the crimes
The rapist cop jailed for 263 years for attacking black women while on patrol has said he feels no remorse for his victims as he continues to deny his guilt from behind bars.
Daniel Holtzclaw, 29, said he 'didn't do anything of a sexual nature' to any of the women involved, and accused investigators of leading witnesses on during questioning and convincing them to lie.
Despite DNA evidence. GPS records and testimony from 13 women, the former Oklahoma City cop insists he is being punished in an elaborate setup for being a tough officer.
Daniel Holtzclaw, 29 (left behind bars, and right as he was found guilty), said he feels 'no remorse' for his victims and claimed he is being set up for being a tough cop
Holtzclaw spoke to NBC affiliate KFOR from inside an unnamed Oklahoma jail where he is living under an alias for his own protection.
Asked if he felt remorse, he replied: 'Absolutely not. I will not feel remorse for something I did not do.
'I am not guilty for any of these crimes, I did not do anything of a sexual nature. I did not come on to any of these women.'
'I did my job to the fullest of my ability which I gave an oath, sworn to protect and serve, and that's what I did.'
In December last year, Holtzclaw was found guilty on 18 counts including rape, sexual battery and forcible oral sodomy against eight of the women who testified against him.
The former cop, who had refused to testify throughout his trial, broke down in tears as the guilty verdicts were read out, shouting 'I didn't do it' as he was lead away.
Among his victims were several teenagers and a grandmother in her fifties.
Prosecutors said during Holtzclaw's three years on the job he mostly preyed on women who had been in trouble with the law, hoping their word would not hold up against his in court.
Holtzclaw maintains his innocence, saying witnesses were led into testifying against him by detectives and that if he were guilty he would have confessed to his family, which he has not done
Holtzclaw insists that if he were guilty he would have told his family to give up on him and leave him alone to serve his sentence, which he has not done.
Instead, relatives have set up a website entitled The Making of a 'Serial Rapist', deliberately echoing Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, in order to cast doubt on victims and key evidence.
In another echo of the TV series, in which defendant Brendan Dassey is apparently led by his own defense into falsely pleading guilty, Holtzclaw is attempting to claim that detectives in his case also led victims into giving false statements.
He added: 'The detectives, they kinda led them to it. They basically gave them a lottery ticket.
'The investigation as far as approaching these women saying we have a tip you've been sexually assaulted by an Oklahoma City police officer. You know.
'You're opening the floodgates. You're opening the door. All they had to do was say yes.'
Following Holzclaw's sentence, video has emerged of his two-hour interrogation at the hands of detectives in which he is caught out by a lie over his girlfriend.
Perhaps in an attempt to explain how female DNA ended up on his uniform pants, Holtzclaw told investigators he 'almost' had sex with his partner when he arrived home from work the previous day.
CCTV of Holtzclaw's two-hour interrogation by police has now been released, showing him getting caught in a lie about his girlfriend while speaking with investigators
As the detective leaves the room to call the girlfriend and verify the story, Holtzclaw can be seen getting his phone out in an apparent attempt to intervene.
As the investigator returns she orders the officer to put his cell away before telling him his story did not match up with his partner.
Detective Kim Davis tells him: 'I just talked to [her]. She said she was asleep when you got home, and you did not try to have sex.'
Holtzclaw hits back: 'I tried to have sex with her while she was asleep.'
But Davis responds: 'I don't believe you. I don't know what to say, because it looks like I just caught you in a lie.'
Holtzclaw argues: 'I'm sorry, but it's just not true. I've never been in trouble like this before. I've never been accused of anything like this.'
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