Four Men Plead Guilty to Gay-Bashing Attack on Singer
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Four young men, accused of brutally assaulting a nightclub singer Kevin Aviance in the East Village while yelling anti-gay slurs at him, pleaded guilty today to charges related to the attack.
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The four -- Akino George, Gregory Archie, Jarell Sears and Gerard Johnson -- admitted that last summer they chased and beat the singer, breaking his jaw.
Johnson, 17, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault as a hate crime in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. George, of the Bronx, and S ears, of Newark, New Jersey, both 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree gang assault and will receive prison terms of eight years with five years of post-release supervision.
Archie, 19, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime and will be sentenced to six years in prison with three years of post-release supervision. The four will be sentenced in April and May.
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