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Showing a police officer showing repeatedly beating a man confined to a hospital bed. his fellow officer right there filming the whole thing. both officers now facing jail time. here is erielle reshef and we do want to warn you, this video is disturbing. reporter: former paterson new jersey police officer ruben mccausland is going to jail for more than five years after brutally assaulting a suicidal patient inside a hospital twice. in the first incident, mccausland is seen pushing and then punching the man, who is in a wheelchair in a waiting room full of people. you see my cheek? reporter: and in the second, the man on a hospital bed when mccausland puts on protective gloves do it! reporter: and slaps him twice, hard enough to draw blood. a second officer, identified as roger then, recording, that video, showing his face. pleaded guilty in the assault and for falsifying police reports. mccausland also convicted of stealing drugs from the crime ....