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Mississippi man now faces hate crime count for damaging satanic display at Iowa Capitol

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A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue placed at the Iowa Capitol by The Satanic Temple Iowa has been charged with a hate crime.

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  1. The Daily Nonpareil

    Mississippi man now faces hate crime count for damaging satanic display at Iowa Capitol (opens The Daily Nonpareil)

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    A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue placed at the Iowa Capitol by The Satanic Temple Iowa has been charged with a hate crime.

  2. RedState

    Man Who Destroyed Satan Statue in Iowa Capitol Charged With a Hate Crime (opens RedState)

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  3. PJ Media

    Suspect Who Destroyed Satanic Display at Iowa Capitol Charged With a 'Hate Crime' (opens PJ Media)

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  4. Fox News

    Navy Reserve veteran charged with hate crime for beheading Satanic statue in Iowa State Capitol (opens Fox News)

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    Navy Reserve veteran Michael Cassidy has been charged with a hate crime after he beheaded a satanic statue in the Iowa State Capitol, according to local news reports.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Veteran Who Decapitated Satan Statue Charged With Hate Crime (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A man who admitted to dismantling a statue of Satan in Iowa's Statehouse on December 15 was recently charged with a hate crime.

  6. Washington Examiner

    US veteran accused of tearing down Satanic Temple idol in Iowa Capitol charged with hate crime (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Michael Cassidy, a U.S. Navy veteran, tore down the idol in December, and is scheduled to be arraigned next month.

  7. Blaze Media

    Christian Navy veteran charged with hate crime for beheading demon statue at Iowa Capitol (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Hundreds of statues of historical and religious significance have been toppled throughout the United States in recent years. Rather than stop the iconoclasts responsible, government officials have in many cases rewarded them — at least when they were not themselves directly responsible. Howeve...

  8. The Daily Dot

    Christian conservatives outraged as man who toppled 'Satanic' statue in Iowa charged with hate crime (opens The Daily Dot)

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    A Mississippi man who destroyed a 'Satanic' statue in the Iowa Capitol last year has been charged with a hate crime.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building during the holidays.

  10. Sioux City Journal

    Man faces hate crime count for damaging satanic display at Capitol (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    DES MOINES — A former congressional candidate from Mississippi who admitted to destroying a statue as part of a display at the Iowa Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa

  11. Breitbart News

    Hate Crime: Christian Navy Veteran Charged for Tearing Down Satan Statue in Iowa Capitol (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Christian U.S. Navy veteran has been charged with a hate crime after admitting to beheading a Satan statue in the Iowa State Capitol.

  12. NBC News

    Man who destroyed Satanic Temple altar in Iowa charged under hate crime law (opens NBC News)

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    A man who attacked and beheaded a permitted statue put up by the Satanic Temple at Iowa’s Capitol in December has been charged with a felony under the state’s hate crime statutes, the prosecutor’s office said this week.

  13. Blaze Media

    Naval officer who decapitated Iowa demon statue charged with HATE CRIME? (opens Blaze Media)

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    Former Mississippi political candidate and naval officer Michael Cassidy is facing felony hate crime charges for decapitating a satanic statue in Iowa. The co-founder of the Satanic Temple that put the statue up claimed putting the statue in a public forum was an expression of religious freedom....

  14. The Guardian

    US man accused of destroying Satanic Temple statue charged with hate crime (opens The Guardian)

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    Michael Cassidy charged under Iowa’s hate crime statute after figure depicting Baphomet ‘destroyed beyond repair’ in December

  15. Fox News

    Navy vet charged with hate crime for smashing satanic statue in Iowa capitol gets support from conservatives (opens Fox News)

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    Conservatives rallied around Navy Reserve veteran Michael Cassidy this week after he was charged with a hate crime for destroying a satanic statue in the Iowa Capitol.

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