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A court hearing was held this week in the case against a white woman charged with a hate crime for spitting on a Black woman during a Jan. 6 protest at the state Capitol. Now Hartford State’s Attorney Sharmese Walcott is taking on the case.
Yuliya Gilshteyn is accused of spitting on Keren Prescott at the January protest. People had gathered outside the Capitol to voice their opinions on various topics on the first day of the legislative session. Gilshteyn was there with groups opposing mandatory vaccination programs. Prescott is the founder of Power Up Manchester, which works to amplify voices in marginalized communities.