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19th December 2019, 09:25 PM
Iowa Man Gets 15 Years in Prison Over Burning LGBTQ Flag
Jury found man guilty of a “hate crime”An Iowa man who was arrested after tearing down and burning an LGBTQ flag that was hanging at a church will spend at least 15 years behind bars, according to reports.
Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/iowa-man-tore-burned-lgbtq-flag-imprisoned-67824683) 15 years for the “hate crime of arson,” a year for “reckless use of explosives or fire,” and 30 days for “harassment” Wednesday.
“He is very much opposed to our support of queer people,” said (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/06/17/ames-iowa-man-pride-flag-stolen-from-church-outside-dangerous-curves-gentlemans-club-hate-crime/1475488001/) Church of Christ’s pastor Eileen Gebbie after Martinez’s arrest in June. “[Martinez’s actions & words] reveal the depth of homo-, trans-, and queerphobia in our ‘Iowa nice’ community.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/iowa-man-tore-burned-lgbtq-flag-imprisoned-67824683
https://www.infowars.com/iowa-man-gets-15-years-in-prison-over-burning-lgbtq-flag/
Jury found man guilty of a “hate crime”An Iowa man who was arrested after tearing down and burning an LGBTQ flag that was hanging at a church will spend at least 15 years behind bars, according to reports.
Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/iowa-man-tore-burned-lgbtq-flag-imprisoned-67824683) 15 years for the “hate crime of arson,” a year for “reckless use of explosives or fire,” and 30 days for “harassment” Wednesday.
“He is very much opposed to our support of queer people,” said (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/06/17/ames-iowa-man-pride-flag-stolen-from-church-outside-dangerous-curves-gentlemans-club-hate-crime/1475488001/) Church of Christ’s pastor Eileen Gebbie after Martinez’s arrest in June. “[Martinez’s actions & words] reveal the depth of homo-, trans-, and queerphobia in our ‘Iowa nice’ community.”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/iowa-man-tore-burned-lgbtq-flag-imprisoned-67824683
https://www.infowars.com/iowa-man-gets-15-years-in-prison-over-burning-lgbtq-flag/