NY Girl, 12, Charged After Allegedly Spray-Painting Swastikas on Church and Other Buildings – NBC New York

NY Girl, 12, Charged After Allegedly Spray-Painting Swastikas on Church and Other Buildings – NBC New York

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Authorities found a swastika on a church and the phrase “white power” was spray-painted on a garage door

Published Jul 26, 2019 at 8:33 PM | Updated at 1:51 PM EDT on Jul 27, 2019

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  • A 12-year-old girl has been charged with spray-painting swastikas on the sides of a church and other buildings in NY’s Finger Lakes region

  • Last week, authorities found a swastika on Mt. Calvary Church in Geneva, about an hour’s drive southeast of Rochester

  • Other swastikas were found in Geneva recently on a garage door and on an armory. The phrase “white power” was spray-painted on a garage door

A 12-year-old girl has been charged with spray-painting swastikas on the sides of a church and other buildings in New York’s Finger Lakes region.

Police in Ontario County say the Geneva resident was charged Thursday with criminal mischief as a juvenile delinquent and will face the charges in family court.

Last week, authorities found a swastika on Mt. Calvary Church in Geneva, about an hour’s drive southeast of Rochester.

Other swastikas were found in Geneva recently on a garage door and on an armory. The phrase “white power” was spray-painted on a garage door.

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Police say the 12-year-old is the only person involved in the incidents.

Copyright Associated Press

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