Oregon Man Who Punched Trans Library Worker Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes
The man admitted guilt to a string of unsolved attacks in Idaho last year.
June 16, 2023
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The man admitted guilt to a string of unsolved attacks in Idaho last year.
Matthew Alan Lehigh used his to car to attack people he perceived to be LGBTQ+.
Because Idaho doesn't have a hate crimes law that covers sexual orientation, the U.S. government sought to indict the defendant on a federal hate crime charge.
He has reportedly admitted to authorities that he's committed multiple crimes against the local LGBTQ+ community.
They include the first lesbian state delegate in Virginia and the first transgender elected official in Pennsylvania.
He will now take on a Republican 2020 election denier in the November election. If he wins, he'll become Pennsylvania's first out statewide elected official.