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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Staten Island teen gets 60 days in jail for his role in gay-bashing at Stonewall Inn

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Christopher Orlando also will serve 5 years’ probation


 Christopher Orlando of Staten Island, who was sentenced Tuesday in attack at famed Manhattan gay bar.

Jefferson Siegel for New York Daily News

Christopher Orlando of Staten Island, who was sentenced Tuesday in attack at famed Manhattan gay bar.

The Christopher St. watering hole is known as the birthplace of the gay-rights movement.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Bonnie Wittner granted Orlando, 18, youthful offender status, meaning his record will be sealed if he stays out of trouble.
"He was the minor participant," Orlando's defense lawyer, John Rapawy, said of the comparatively light sentence.
Orlando's pal, Matthew Francis, also of Staten Island, was sent to prison for two years for his role in the attack.

The judge overruled a recommendation by prosecutors that Orlando spend six months behind bars.
The two were busted after the men's room attack on Carver which came after Francis asked the victim about the bar, officials said.

"Get away from me, f-----," Francis yelled when Carver told him it was a gay bar. "I don't like gay people."
Francis then hit Carver, 35, in the face as Orlando held the victim down, prosecutors said.


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