He said an officer who lost his life in the pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers, and another who was severely wounded, were "real people, with real lives, with real families".
An angry policeman has leaked graphic photographs of one of the Boston bombing suspects after the teenager was shown "fluffed and buffed" on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
In contrast, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is seen smeared with blood, and with the red dot from a sniper's laser-sight on his forehead as he surrenders, in pictures released by Sergeant Sean Murphy of Massachusetts State Police.
Sgt Murphy, a police tactical photographer who also works with the families of officers killed in the line of duty, said that he wanted to counter the image on the front of Rolling Stone, which "glamorised the face of terror" and "insulted" police and their loved ones.
"What Rolling Stone did was wrong. This guy is evil," he said. Several nationwide retailers in the US, including 7-Eleven, have refused to sell the magazine. Its cover has been likened to an iconic photograph of Jim Morrison, the late singer with The Doors.
Massachusetts State Police said the release of the surrender pictures was "not authorised" and that Sgt Murphy, an officer of 25 years' service, had been "relieved of duty" for one day. He will face a hearing next week to determine whether he should be suspended. Prosecutors condemned the leak as "completely unacceptable".
Legal experts suggested it could affect a fair trial for Tsarnaev. Rosanna Cavallaro, a professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, said: "The real concern is that people will see these new photos and think 'oh, he must be guilty'." Tsarnaev is accused of killing three people and wounding more than 260 by detonating two pressure-cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15. He was captured several days later, after his brother and alleged accomplice
Tamerlan, 26, was killed in a gun battle with police. Sgt Murphy gave his photographs to Boston magazine, which published more than a dozen. They show Tsarnaev emerging from his hiding place in a boat in a suburban back garden. In one picture he lifts his top to show he is not armed. In a statement to the magazine, the police photographer said: "The truth is that glamorising the face of terror is not just insulting to the family members of those killed in the line of duty, it also could be an incentive to those who may be unstable to do something to get their face on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine."
He said an officer who lost his life in the pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers, and another who was severely wounded, were "real people, with real lives, with real families".
He added: "This was not a television show. I hope that the people who see these images will know that this was real. It was as real as it gets." Tsarnaev, an ethnic Chechen who moved to America as a child, has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Rolling Stone has defended its cover as part of its "long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day".
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