Teens attack priest and gay, trans residents at NYC youth shelther

Posted by duy
July 9, 2008 2:25 AM |

''We have had other attacks like this from kids in the neighborhood. People pushing the kids, throwing things at them, at least once a week.''

Father Louis Braxton, Jr, an Episcopal who runs Carmen’s Place, a shelter for gay and transgender youth in Queens. Four teens have been arrested for punching the priest and attacking the shelter's residents with construction supplies and garbage. (New York Times)


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