Mass. State Police Sgt. Facing Hearing for Releasing Bombing Suspect Photos

(NECN) - A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday for the Massachusetts State Police sergeant punished for releasing photos of the arrest of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Sergeant Sean Murphy, a 25-year veteran of the state police, was suspended for one day after he provided a number of photos to Boston Magazine.

Many state officials and the U.S. Attorney condemned the photo release.

A Facebook page has been set up in support of Sgt. Murphy.

On the page is a photo of Murphy and marathon bombings victim Jeff Bauman.

The hearing is not open to the public.

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