by Associated Press and Chandelis R. Duster
HARTFORD, Conn. — A white former Connecticut
university student accused of smearing body fluids on her black
roommate's belongings has avoided a hate crime charge.
In
an
appearance in Hartford Superior Court, prosecutors did not file
additional charges Monday against 18-year-old Brianna Brochu, of
Harwinton, who pleaded not guilty.
Civil
rights advocates had asked the state to add a hate crime charge to the
criminal mischief and breach of peace counts Brochu faces. NAACP Greater
Hartford Branch President Imam Abdul-Shahid Muhammad Ansari attended
the hearing and said that he, along with other NAACP members, are not
pleased with the decision.
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Source: NBC News
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