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><channel><title>AKA William &#187; Hate Crimes</title> <atom:link href="http://www.akawilliam.com/tag/hate-crimes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.akawilliam.com</link> <description>All Kinds of Gay</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:22:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Chicago&#8217;s Gay Bashing Subway Trio Indicted</title><link>http://www.akawilliam.com/chicagos-gay-bashing-subway-trio-indicted/</link> <comments>http://www.akawilliam.com/chicagos-gay-bashing-subway-trio-indicted/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:33:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>AKA William</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Eder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daniel Hauff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gay Bashing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hate Crimes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kevin McAndrew]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Little]]></category><guid
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href="http://www.akawilliam.com/chicago-gay-man-beaten-on-subway-fends-off-attackers-by-claiming-to-be-hiv/">Chicago gay man who was gay bashed</a> by three men on a Chicago subway after he stepped in to prevent them from harassing a gay youth also on the subway.  He escaped his attackers by claiming that the he was HIV positive. Last month, the three men -- Sean Little, Benjamin Eder and Kevin McAndrew -- were <a
href="http://www.akawilliam.com/chicago-gay-bashing-trio-charged-with-felony-hate-crimes/">charged with felony hate crimes</a> in the attack.You might recall that there was a little bit of drama in the court room as the trio was cleared of misdemeanor battery charges, and then, as they skipped out of court, were immediately re-arrested on felony hate crimes charges after the State's Attorney reviewed the case.Yesterday, the hate crime-lovin' crew was formally indicted.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
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href="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/evanston.cta.hate.2.1569772.html">CBS2 reports</a>:</p><blockquote><p>On Wednesday, the three men were each indicted on one count of hate crime and two counts of aggravated battery, according to Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s office spokesman Andy Conklin. The men will appear for arraignment on March 26.</p><p>&#8220;No one should have to endure the pain and humiliation of a hate crime, which is a truly repugnant act,&#8221; State&#8217;s Atty. Anita Alvarez said in a release. &#8220;The damage of a crime such as this goes well beyond the original victim and permeates the entire community.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>The men be arraigned on March 26. If convicted, the men face a maximum of five years in prison each.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.akawilliam.com/chicagos-gay-bashing-subway-trio-indicted/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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