A Melbourne cop with form for thuggery has escaped with a fine after bashing a teenage boy with his baton.
Florian Hilgart, 43, who resigned from Victoria Police in disgrace earlier this year, was caught on film in January 2018 flogging his young victim in full view of the public.
The rogue cop would be caught on camera again just months later - this time punishing a disability pensioner in a crime that also landed him in court.
Florian Hilgart, 43, flogs his young victim as he cowers on the ground
Florian Hilgart, 43, was referred to as 'Baldy' by his young victim, who identified him through his chrome dome
The young offender shows the damage the cowardly cop left on his body
Hilgart avoided conviction in July last year over that sickening attack, which saw him spray a power hose in the face of his victim after going to the man's house to check on his welfare.
On Friday, the Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard the cowardly brute had beaten the 15-year old child as he lay cowering in the middle of a busy road.
The boy and his mate had been spotted earlier driving in Thornbury - just north of Melbourne's CBD - in a car Hilgart believed to be sporting stolen number plates.
The court was played dashcam footage of the boys tearing through the streets before they appeared to struggle with the gears and came to a halt.
The boys could be heard shouting in fear as Hilgart smashed his way into the vehicle.
A passer-by captured the moment Hilgart tore the boy from the driver's seat as his mate escaped out the rear and ran for it.
The young driver could be seen putting his hands up and falling to the ground as Hilgart approached and administered a powerful beating on his compliant detainee.
The dodgy cop, who was then an acting sergeant, would later file a report stating the boy had only complied after he was beaten with his nightstick.
The teen would tell police he had been bashed by a 'baldy' police officer - in reference to Hilgart's chrome dome.
An internal investigation was launched, which found the victim had been compliant when Hilgart struck him with the baton multiple times.
Hilgart pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated assault with a weapon over the attack.
In sentencing the bully in blue, Magistrate Pauline Spencer condemned Hilgart for his breach of the public trust.
'It is the misuse of power in this type of everyday policing that undermines community trust in the police,' she said.
'There's no doubt that police have a very difficult job. Like many incidents you and your colleagues face on a daily basis the driving in the lead-up to this assault was
