US man faces hate crime over damage to Satanic Temple display in Iowa
The US man who tore down a display in Iowa was motivated by the victim's religion, prosecutors say.
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The US man who tore down a display in Iowa was motivated by the victim's religion, prosecutors say.
A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue placed at the Iowa Capitol by The Satanic Temple Iowa has been charged with a hate crime.
DES MOINES — A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue as part of a display at the Iowa Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa
The Satanic Temple has filed a damage estimate putting the cost to replace the statute at $3,000. The group is also requesting $3,299.55 in restitution for “travel and security expenses” for “food, lodging, van rental, communications equipment and bullet proof vests that were a necessity in completing the task of removing our holiday display at the state capitol.”
A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue placed at the Iowa Capitol by The Satanic Temple Iowa has been charged with a hate crime.