In a previous statement, the Justice Department said four of the victims were physically assaulted, three were sexually assaulted, and one was wiped with urine and feces. The Justice Department said members of the conspiracy used homophobic slurs and taunted the victims. “This sentence affirms that bias-motivated crimes run contrary to our national values and underscores the Justice Department’s commitment to aggressively prosecuting bias-motivated crimes, including crimes against the LGBTQI community." “This defendant targeted innocent victims for violent crimes simply because he believed they were gay,” the assistant attorney general for civil rights, Kristen Clarke, said in a statement.
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