A Texas woman who went viral after her verbal and physical assault on four South Asian American women in 2022 has been sentenced to 40 days in jail.
Esmeralda Upton could be heard on video screaming “I hate you f*cking Indians…” and “We don’t want you here…you curry a** b****es.”
The Dallas Observer reports Upton pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and one count of making terroristic threats. The sentence includes enhancements for a hate crime.
“Misdemeanor assault charges are not rare, but it is very rare to see the hate crime enhancement,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said to CBS Dallas.
A civil case is still pending stemming from a lawsuit filed by Anamika Chatterjee, one of the victims.
“[The sentencing] is just one step,” Subodh Chandra, Chatterjee’s lead attorney, told The News. “The fact that Upton is neither contrite nor apologetic, speaks volumes about the need for further accountability.”
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