April 16, 2015
Charges against the three 20-somethings accused of physically and verbally assaulting a gay couple in Center City last September will stand, a judge has ruled.
According to Newsworks,
Common Pleas Judge Frank Palumbo denying the motion to drop the aggravated
assault and conspiracy charges against the three defendants, Kevin Harrigan,
Phillip Williams and Kathryn Knott, all residents of Bucks County.
Aggravated assault carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years
in prison.
According to crime reports, the incident, which was also
captured on surveillance video, had occurred last September, when the gay
couple Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught were allegedly walking in Rittenhouse
Square when the defendants began to taunt and then assault them.
“Kevin Harrigan, among a group of about 10 others, asked Haught if Hesee was his boyfriend. Following that, Harrigan allegedly called Hesse an anti-gay slur leading to shoving, which escalated into a violent beating, according to testimony and reported by NewsWorks.
Read the full NewsWorks article here.
