Anti-Asian Covid-Related Hate Crime Perpetrator Sentenced

A press conference and memorial vigil is held for Yao Pan Mo on the street corner where he was beaten in January in Harlem – Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

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Anti-Asian Covid-Related Hate Crime Perpetrator Sentenced

Article Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice Extremism Roundup 2022-08-11

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: A press conference and memorial vigil is held for Yao Pan Mo on the street corner where he was beaten, January 21, 2022 in Harlem, New York City. Pan Mo, a Chinese American immigrant, was attacked on 125th street while collecting cans, and died from his injuries several months later. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Jose Gomez III, 21, of Midland, Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison on hate crime charges for attacking an Asian family he believed was Chinese and therefore responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.