A New York City man accused of attacking seven women targeted his victims based on their skin color, prosecutors said while announcing a 52-count indictment against him.
Police lead Khari Covington away from the NYPD station in the Coney Island subway station on Jan. 6, 2021, in Brooklyn.The Kings County District Attorney's Office said that Covington, who lives in a transitional housing center, allegedly targeted"light-skinned women" during a series of attacks between August 2020 to Jan. 4 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
“This defendant’s alleged violent and unprovoked attacks endangered the women he targeted and caused widespread fear in the community," district attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement.
Thanks press for starting this divide. Not sure I have seen too many hate crimes prosecuted in this direction
If He was white the headline would be “White men accused for hate crimes” but because He’s black nobody says anything.
Hate Crime?
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