In re John V.

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W. Dennis Duggan, J.

The issue in this case is whether alleging that the respondent called a person a “faggott [sic]” and struck him in the nose sufficiently pleads the hate crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree. (Penal Law § 240.30 [3].)1 The court finds that it does not.

This case involves a claim that one 14-year-old male confronted another 14-year-old male on the street and called him a faggot and punched him in the nose.

Contrary to the respondent’s initial assertions, the court finds that the addition of the extra letter “t” at the end of “faggott,” which…