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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Collins

Officials file more charges, but not hate crimes, against man accused of attacking Muslim lawmaker

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A prosecutor added felony charges, including sexual assault, Monday against a man accused of attacking Connecticut's first Muslim state representative after a prayer service, but did not file hate crime allegations demanded by the lawmaker's supporters.

Andrey Desmond, 30, appeared for a hearing in Hartford Superior Court, where supporters of state Rep. Maryam Khan, including local imams, also gathered.

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