NAACP calls for hate crime charge against college roommate
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP is calling on police to immediately file a felony hate crime charge against a white former college student accused of smearing body fluids on her black roommate's belongings.
The civil rights group has scheduled a rally Wednesday evening outside the West Hartford police department.
Former University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu was charged Oct. 28 with misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace. Police said last week they were seeking a hate crime charge, which has not been filed.