Man charged with hate crimes for Chicago synagogue graffiti
Feb 1, 2022, 2:51 PM | Updated: 2:58 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — A man was charged Tuesday with hate crimes for vandalism and antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas, at a synagogue and affiliated Jewish school in Chicago.
Shahid Hussain, 39, of suburban Niles, faces a total of eight felony counts — two each of a hate crime against a church or synagogue, a hate crime against a school, defacing a school and criminal damage of a school.
The vandalism occurred Sunday at the FREE Synagogue and Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School.
It wasn’t clear whether Hussain had a lawyer who might comment on his behalf.
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