Hate crimes

The assaults were classified as hate crimes as a result of the victims' ages.

A man convicted of three muggings in Queens, including an attack on a 101-year-old woman, was sentenced on Wednesday.

In imposing the sentence, Justice Gregory L. Lasak of State Supreme Court in Queens lashed out at the defendant, Jack Rhodes, 47, for preying on older women, and noted that his sentence added up to almost one year for every dollar he stole from his victims. Prosecutors also read a statement from his oldest victim, Rose Morat, now 103, whose assault was captured on surveillance tape and led to an intense hunt for her attacker.

Ms. Morat said in the statement, "Atrocities done frequently by the man Jack Rhodes must be stopped," adding, "so that this will never happen again to other good people and life once again can be enjoyed without fear."

Mr. Rhodes was convicted in October of robbery, burglary and assault, and had been facing up to 90 years because the assaults were classified as hate crimes as a result of the victims' ages. His lawyer, Paul Montgomery, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Wednesday night.

Mr. Rhodes's mugging spree began on Dec. 30, 2006, when he attacked Angela Kahn, 51 at the time, punching and kicking her in her Jamaica building before fleeing with some of her property.

In March 2007, Mr. Rhodes approached Ms. Morat in the lobby of her Jamaica Estates building, offering to help her outside as she walked toward the door using a walker. A moment later, he hit her repeatedly in the head, ripping her pocketbook from her arm as she fell to the ground. Mr. Rhodes got away with about $33 and Ms. Morat's house keys.

"I did see stars," Ms. Morat testified last year on videotape. "But I held onto my walker."

Mr. Rhodes was also convicted of assaulting another Queens woman, Solange Elizee, who was 85 at the time.

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[mmitache]

I'am not saying he shouldn't go to jail. But the judge motivated "1 year for every dollar he stole, leading to 75 years." That's cool, but the Wall Street bankers should get HOW MUCH IN THAT CASE???

[UncookedVanilla]

@mmitache I uploaded this because he was convicted of a hate crime. I don't give a shit he got 75 years.

[lonedove1981]

@TheDavidedmond All of South American countries have a European majority except for two countries... Argentina is 95% European with the majority being Italian, Spanish (Spain) and German. For proof just "google" CIA Factbook." BTW - I'm originally from Argentina.

[MrGSWAGG92]

@az097637 Lol nigger I dont care if u blow santa's brains out. Hell I bet U dimb niggers probably believe Santa is Black anyway

[TheDavidedmond]

@UncookedVanilla fuck u and fuck the whore who gave birth to u... imbecile. white ape monkey

[az097637]

@MrGSWAGG92 Pale face devil!

[tickyul]

@98katman Prepared for Mad Max America.....things will only degenerate.

The more savage Urban Americans act.....the more liberals kiss their butts.

[tickyul]

@Mattwad Urban Americans are and ALWAYS will be a very poor fit for this once fine country. Most Human Americans know this......it is unspoken common knowledge.

[WeGoneApe]

This video has been added to the over 600 others on my channel, documenting the ape-idemic plaguing our society ... a war on humans the media tries to bury with the victims.