Tag Archives: assault

NOM’s Brian Brown Cheers France’s “Peaceful” Anti-Gay Marriage Protesters

As violent anti-gay French protesters commit brutal bashings, battle riot police using toddlers as human shields,  and smash the windows of gay bars, Brian Brown writes on NOM’s blog: In France spontaneous peaceful demonstrations by young people protesting their government’s determination to ignore the voice of the people is causing headaches across the country. For the government, this is becoming …

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FRANCE: Far-Right Politician Accused Of Assaulting Three Gay Activists

French police are investigating after a leader of the far-right National Front party was accused of pushing three activists down a flight of stairs during a same-sex marriage rally in Burgundy. The Local reports: Councillor Richard Jacob, an elected member of Marine Le-Pen’s far-right party, allegedly shouted homophobic abuse at three gay-rights activists before pushing them down the steps of …

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NEW YORK CITY: Hasidic Bleach Attacker Surrenders Himself To Police

The Hasidic man accused of throwing bleach into the face of an advocate for the sexual abuse victims of Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox sects has surrendered himself to New York City police. Melech Schnitzler, 36 years old, turned himself in to police at the 90th Precinct stationhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a day after Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg was doused with a cup of …

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BROOKLYN: Hassidic Advocate For Abuse Victims Attacked With Bleach

One day after the conviction of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader on 59 counts of child molestation, a Brooklyn advocate for the victims of Hasidic sex abuse was sprayed in the face with bleach. Nathan (Nuchem) Rosenberg, 62, said the vicious attack was linked the the bombshell sex abuse conviction Monday of prominent Satmar sect counselor Nechemya Weberman. Rosenberg attended every …

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ALABAMA: Lesbian Victim Of Brutal Beating Says It Was No Hate Crime

Alabama lesbian Mallory Owens, who spent much of the last week in the hospital after a brutal Thanksgiving beating at the hands of her girlfriend’s brother, says that the attack on her was not a hate crime. Mallory doesn’t remember much from that night, but says being gay is not the reason she was attacked. “A lot of things have …

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MINNESOTA: “Ex-Gay Therapist” Charged With Sexual Assault On Male Clients

A Minnesota pastor has been charged with eight felony counts of sexual assault upon men he was giving “ex-gay therapy.” How entirely shocking. Lakeside Christian Church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Ryan J. Muehlhauser, 55, of Cambridge, appeared in court Tuesday on eight felony counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and remains free pending another hearing next month. Muehlhauser also was …

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NEW YORK: Restaurant Pays $25K To Customer After Anti-Gay Attack

Lambda Legal reports a positive resolution in the case of a Queens restaurant patron who was attacked by the manager in an anti-gay assault. Via press release: “I was attacked and threatened by people yelling terrible anti-LGBT slurs, throwing things at me and threatening to sexually assault me,” said Lambda Legal client Liza Friedlander.”On that day, I felt helpless, humiliated …

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CBS News Reporter Lara Logan Sexually Assaulted By Egyptian Protesters

During Friday’s celebration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, CBC News and 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan got separated from her camera crew and was beaten and sexually assaulted by protesters. The attack reportedly happened moments after the photo in this post was taken. “A dangerous element” in the crowd surrounded Logan and her crew, said CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco. “It was …

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25 Most Dangerous U.S. Neighborhoods

A compiling of recent FBI and local law enforcement data on violent crimes per capita reveals that Chicago has five of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation. I’m kind of surprised to see Orlando on the list, although the cited neighborhood is so famously sketchy I was once told that the local ER had a special admitting stamp for …

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