Monroe High School student charged with anti-LGBTQ hate crime
MONROE — Prosecutors have charged a 16-year-old Monroe High School student with a hate crime in an April anti-LGBTQ assault on campus.
On April 27, a student, then 14, was sitting in his seat in class when he saw two 16-year-old classmates walk in, according to the charges filed Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Those two students had a history of bullying the 14-year-old, he reported to Monroe police. They reportedly frequently threatened to beat up the 14-year-old and find out where he lives. The two older teens got closer. One wrapped his arm around the boy and called the boy “gay” and “small.”
He then wrapped his arm around the boy’s neck for about 20 seconds in what the boy described as a “chokehold,” according to the charges. The 14-year-old reported it was hard to breathe. According to a witness, the 16-year-old said “you know you love me” during the choking.
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