MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota woman has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor disorderly conduct after allegedly using a racial slur against a Black 8-year-old autistic child at a Rochester playground, according to a criminal complaint.
The April incident, captured on video and widely circulated online, shows the woman doubling down on the slur and flipping off a bystander who confronted her. Prosecutors allege she used “offensive, obscene, or abusive language” likely to provoke alarm or anger.
Despite the backlash, the woman has raised over $800,000 on the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, under the guise that she’s been misrepresented and citing First Amendment rights.
The boy’s family says he was traumatized. The NAACP’s Rochester chapter, which raised $340,000 for the family before closing the fundraiser, says they are pursuing legal action.
The woman is due in court Oct. 29. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. As reported by NBC News.
BY: BEWITTY Staff
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