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Mayer Herskovic found guilty in brutal Brooklyn gang beating of gay black man
A Hasidic man was convicted of gang assault on Friday for taking part in a vicious attack on a gay black man in Brooklyn.
Mayer Herskovic, 23, faces up to 15 years behind bars for the brutal Dec. 1, 2013, assault in Williamsburg that left Taj Patterson blind in one eye.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun convicted Herskovic of three charges after the non-jury trial — gang assault in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment and menacing.
He found Herskovic not guilty of the top charge, gang assault in the first degree, which carries a maximum of 25 years.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/hasidic-leader-racially-charged-brooklyn-beating-found-guilty-article-1.2803721