Man convicted of hate crime for burning LGBT Pride flag.

November 7, 2019 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, US NEWS Comments Off on Man convicted of hate crime for burning LGBT Pride flag.
Adolfo Martinez had said he burned the flag because of his hostility to LGBTQ people. (Image: Screenshot KCCI Des Moines)

A man in Ames, Iowa, has been convicted of a hate crime for tearing down and burning a Pride flag that was hanging at a local church.

A jury rendered the verdict on Adolfo Martinez Wednesday, in a trial that…