White woman charged with hate crime for spitting on Black woman during protest may have charges dismissed Brandon Sapienza
A white woman who was accused of spitting on a Black female activist at a protest at the Hartford Capitol building was granted special probation, even as prosecutors continue to pursue a hate crime charge.
On Wednesday, Yuliya Gilshteyn, 45, was handed a special probation program known as accelerate rehabilitation. Along with her probation, Gilshteyn was ordered to complete 100 hours of anti-hate education over the course of two years.
Should she complete the program, the felony hate crime of intimidation due to bias, will be dismissed, according to the Hartford Courant.
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