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Michael Cassidy, a Christian U.S. Navy veteran and former congressional candidate, has been charged with a hate crime after tearing down and beheading the controversial Satanic Temple statue that was displayed in the rotunda of the Iowa Statehouse in December.
According to court documents reviewed by the Des Moines Register, Polk County prosecutors have charged the Christian Navy veteran with felony third-degree criminal mischief, claiming that Cassidy’s beheading of The Satanic Temple statue was “in violation of individual rights” under the state’s hate crime laws. Cassidy is scheduled to be arraigned on February 15.
While Cassidy was previously charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief immediately following the incident, officials had warned the Navy veteran that he could face additional charges.
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According to court documents reviewed by the Des Moines Register, Polk County prosecutors have charged the Christian Navy veteran with felony third-degree criminal mischief, claiming that Cassidy’s beheading of The Satanic Temple statue was “in violation of individual rights” under the state’s hate crime laws. Cassidy is scheduled to be arraigned on February 15.
While Cassidy was previously charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief immediately following the incident, officials had warned the Navy veteran that he could face additional charges.
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Navy vet who destroyed Satanic statue charged with hate crime
Michael Cassidy, a Christian U.S. Navy veteran, has been charged with a hate crime after beheading a controversial Satanic Temple statue.
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