New York man charged with hate crimes for attacks on seven Asian American women
by Maya Yang in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#5XVRA)
Manhattan district attorney says the charges are sobering reminder' of the fears AAPI women in particular face
The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, has announced hate crime charges relating to assaults against seven Asian American women in New York City in February.
Steven Zajonc, 28, has been charged in New York state supreme court with six felony counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and seven counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree as a misdemeanor hate crime.
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