Hand Jive
Would the accused face felony charges if the subject of his pass was a female?
By Kate X Messer, 1:35PM, Thu. Sep. 4, 2008
In this week's issue (print edition, News, p.22) Patty Ruland interviews the attorneys of a man accused of making a pass – a gay pass – at a 16-year old, for which he is now being threatened with felony imprisonment.
Attorney Leonard Martinez told the Chronicle he believes that prosecution of the accused is derived from "apparently anti-gay sentiment."
Martinez has placed a motion to "quash the indictment" before Williamson County District Court Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield. If the motion fails, the case goes to court Mon., Sept. 6.
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Richard Whittaker, June 12, 2016
Aug. 26, 2021
Homophobia, Williamson County, gay, hand job, pass, sexual advance, minor, felony, discrimination, thought crime
