A daughter of a police chief was convicted for her involvement in assaulting a gay couple in Philadelphia. The woman was part of the group who approached the said couple, beated the two to a blood pulp and leave them severely injured.
Kathryn Knott, a 25 years old woman from Southampton, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to the charges of misdemeanor of simple assault, conspiracy and two counts of reckless endangerment, Raw Story reported. She was given a sentenced of five to 10 months in prison, the prosecutors said on Monday. The court also ordered her to served two years probation and pay $2,000.
The beating occurred in September 2014, when Knott and her two friends and co-offenders, Philip Williams, 24, and Kevin Harrigan, 26, were celebrating a birthday with their other friends in Center City, Philadelphia. One of the victims sustained a broken jaw. They also claimed that Knott's group shouted homophobic slur before and during the assault.
According to Daily Mail, Knott have been posting insults on gays as well as non-English speakers, Middle Easterners and hospital patients. Common Pleas Judge Roxanne Covington also ordered her to get anger management treatment. "While these were homophobic slurs that started this incident, it could have been any type of hate speech," the judge said.
New York Daily reported that the assault started when someone in Knott's friends shouted gay slur to the couple according to witnesses in the trial. Knott insisted she tried to stop the fight, however, it was revealed she also gave a punch to the victims. The police chief's daughter apologized to the victims and hoped other people will learn a lesson as she did.
The victim, who wants to be remain anonymous said, "This whole group of people left us. Every single one of that group, including Kathryn Knott, left me in that alleyway to die," he said. The two of her co-defendants agreed to plead guilty in exchange for probation. One, who caused the worst injuries, pleaded guilty to a felony.
