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November 2, 2017

White Student Arrested & Charged with Hate Crime After Harrassing Black Roommate
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A white former student at the University of Hartford has been arrested
and charged with a hate crime after she admitted to constantly harassing
her black roommate. Brianna Rae Brochu admitted she rubbed used tampons
on her roommate's backpack. She also wrote on social media, "After 1 and
a half month of spitting in her coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in
her lotions … putting her toothbrush places where the sun doesn't shine,
and so much more I can finally say goodbye Jamaican Barbie." Brochu now
faces charges of hate crimes.


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