Seattle man charged with hate crime after assaulting Asian woman, prosecutors say ChinaPulse.com China News, Data, Media Intelligence and Insights


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A Seattle man was charged Thursday with a hate crime after he allegedly assaulted an Asian woman because of her race, according to King County prosecutors. The incident marks King County’s third hate crime resulting in charges in the span of about two weeks, according to Casey McNerthney of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. At least 10 hate crime incidents have resulted in charges so far this year, he said. Michael John Allen, 40, was also charged with assault for hitting another woman in the head while yelling obscenities at her Monday evening in the 500 block of Olive...