Gay man describes beating at the hands of men accused of hate crime

[The Philosopher]

from the Chicago Sun-Times

A Chicago man spent most of Tuesday defending what he says happened to him in January 2010 on the CTA Red Line and Argyle station platform at the hands of three men: He was gaybashed, punched, kicked and called a “stupid faggot.”

Sean Little, 23, Benjamin Eder, 25, and Kevin McAndrew, 24, all of Evanston, are standing trial on hate crime charges, accused of beating up Daniel Hauff at 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2010.

Hauff, whose lengthy testimony and cross examination began Monday, said Tuesday he couldn’t remember all the details from a year and a half ago, especially from all the interviews he gave after the alleged attack.

McAndrew’s attorney, Daniel Coyne, presented copies of articles and interview clips in which Hauff told reporters the night “was a blur.” Coyne pressed him hard, accusing Hauff of lobbying the press because he wasn’t happy the men were originally just charged with battery.

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2. "Coyne pressed him hard, accusing Hauff of lobbying the press because he wasn’t happy the men....

.... were originally just charged with battery."

Scumbag attorney says that as if it's a bad thing.

The perps must have a little money. Coyne is not a public defender. At least one of the offenders was a junior at Loyola AND a volunteer at the YMCA kids programs. I hope nothing less than prison time and ruined lives for all three scumbags.

The victim was smart. He falsely claimed to have HIV to keep the offenders from beating him more.