Judge rules Hamilton bus assault motivated by anti-LGBTQ hate

A Hamilton man, who livestreamed himself on a bus making transphobic and homophobic remarks and kicking a person, was motivated by bias and hate against the LGBTQ community, an Ontario Court of Justice judge concluded.

Christopher Pretula’s behaviour “frankly is obnoxious, offensive and disgusting,” Justice Amanda Camara said Thursday in a Hamilton courtroom, where she sentenced the 44-year-old to jail time.

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