The judge lambasted Wilson for about 15 minutes, saying he “played right into the hand,” of those who are trying to spread the notion that, “If you wear a blue uniform, your sole purpose is to persecute, vilify and to oppress.”

“You have aided in disrupting the good positive reputation of police officers in general,” the judge said. “You’ve taken money from the Ethical Society of Police, but you have taken something much more valuable: a great part of their reputation as a police officers, as peacekeepers, as the people you can call to trust and protect you from the bad guys.”

The organization’s current president, Sgt. Heather Taylor, has said that Wilson looted the building fund and money meant for community service and legal representation. She said the group was forced by Wilson’s theft to downsize, and that Wilson has not repaid any of the loot.

In making a victim’s impact statement, Taylor asked the judge to sentence Wilson to 12 months.

Autrey made Wilson agree to repay $50,000 by Jan. 2 and the remainder of by May. He then told Wilson’s attorney, Timothy Smith, that he would entertain a motion to reconsider the sentence “based largely on whether the money is returned.”