Hate crime alleged in attack in Harlan

Dan82 · Sep 23, 2011

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/09/21/1891619/hate-crime-alleged-in-harlan-mans.html

An advocacy group has asked federal officials to investigate a case in which a Letcher County man says he was viciously beaten in Harlan County because he is gay.

Two men have been charged in state court with attempted murder and two women have been charged with complicity to commit attempted murder stemming from the April beating of Kevin Pennington.

The Kentucky Equality Federation recently asked the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene in the case, saying there was a concern the case wouldn't be handled aggressively locally. It is the second such request the federation has made in Harlan County in recent months concerning an alleged attack related to sexual orientation...

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Hate crime alleged in attack in Harlan

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