Woman pleads guilty to hate crime in beating of disabled teen live on Facebook
by Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune
Dec 08, 2017
2 minutes
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman who live-streamed video of the racially charged beating of a teen with mental disabilities pleaded guilty Friday to a hate crime and was sentenced to four years of probation.
Brittany Covington, 19, has been in custody since her arrest in January.
Calling the incident "horrific," Cook
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