District Attorney George Gascón said Thursday he was “extremely disappointed” in a judge’s ruling that two men who allegedly robbed and assaulted a transgender woman should not face felony hate-crime charges.
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Felony hate crime allegations were dismissed Wednesday against two men accused of assaulting and robbing a transgender woman near San Francisco’s 16th Street BART station in April, but the pair were ordered by a judge to stand trial on other charges in the case.Lionel Jackson, 32, and Maurice Perry, 37, are accused of attacking the woman on April 1 outside the BART station at the intersection of Mission and 16th streets and taking her smartphone.
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