Iowa Judge Refuses To Dismiss Hate Crime Charge For Man Who Wrecked Satanic Temple’s Statue In IA Capitol

May 2, 2024 Christianists, Crime

The Christian Post reports:

An Iowa judge has denied a motion to toss out the hate crime charge against a Christian U.S. Navy veteran who potentially faces five years in prison for toppling a satanic statue in the Iowa state Capitol last year.

The legal team for Michael Cassidy, which filed the motion to dismiss the hate crime charge against him from Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham, said the judge told them on Tuesday that he will face a jury over the charge.

Cassidy, a former GOP candidate for the Mississippi House of Representatives, drew national attention in December when he traveled to Des Moines from Mississippi and pushed over a red-cloaked statue of Baphomet where it stood near a Nativity scene.

Read the full article. A money beg launched on Cassidy’s behalf by avowed Christian nationalists has so far raised over $133,000. One of those behind the money beg can be seen in the final tweet below.



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