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ILLINOIS PURSUES HATE CRIMES CHARGES AGAINST TEEN Champaign, IL
By Rev. Ted Pike
The State of
Illinois has indicted 18-year-old Brett Van Asdlen for the "hate
crime" of pushing a homosexual, Steven Velasquez, backward to the ground,
allegedly causing trauma. Under Illinois
enhanced hate crimes penalties, Brett is charged with a Class 4 felony,
punishable by up to three years in prison.
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