Prosecutors Drop Smollett Case
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against Jussie Smollett who allegedly staged a hate crime against himself to promote his career. Smollett argued that the accusations were false. The prosecutors said they stood by the evidence that he had faked the attack, but they believed the outcome of the case was fair. The dismissal angered the Chicago police superintendent and mayor.
撤诉: to withdraw charges
辱骂: to abuse and insult
聘请: to hire
歧视: to discriminate
保释金: bail
撤訴: to withdraw charges
辱罵: to abuse and insult
聘請: to hire
歧視: to discriminate
保釋金: bail
检方在男星朱西‧斯莫利特涉嫌自导自演仇恨犯罪一案中，撤销对他所有指控。
斯莫利特向警方宣称，1月29日在芝加哥市中心遭两名男子袭击。
根据斯莫利特的说法，两人不但殴打他，对他泼漂白水，期间还以种族歧视和反同性恋字眼辱骂他。
芝加哥警方介入调查后发现，斯莫利特花了3,500美元聘请一对兄弟上演这场攻击。
最后警方认定，斯莫利特为拉抬事业，精心策画这场案件。
斯莫利特否认犯下，对他16项因涉嫌谎报的重罪指控。
他表示：「从事件发生开始，每一件事我都是坦诚相对、说法一致」。
芝加哥市长拉姆‧伊曼纽尔对检方此决议表示愤怒。
他认为，斯莫利特的行为会增加未来将仇恨犯罪绳之以法的难度。
在检方撤诉前，斯莫利特同意参与社区服务并被没收先前10,000美元的保释金。
第一助理检察官约瑟夫‧麦格特斯向纽约时报透露，检方坚信他们提出的指控，但认为撤诉对该案才是公平的。
他表示，「我不认为朱西‧斯莫利特对公共安全构成威胁」。
檢方在男星朱西‧斯莫利特涉嫌自導自演仇恨犯罪一案中，撤銷對他所有指控。
斯莫利特向警方宣稱，1月29日在芝加哥市中心遭兩名男子襲擊。
根據斯莫利特的說法，兩人不但毆打他，對他潑漂白水，期間還以種族歧視和反同性戀字眼辱罵他。
芝加哥警方介入調查後發現，斯莫利特花了3,500美元聘請一對兄弟上演這場攻擊。
最後警方認定，斯莫利特為拉抬事業，精心策畫這場案件。
斯莫利特否認犯下，對他16項因涉嫌謊報的重罪指控。
他表示：「從事件發生開始，每一件事我都是坦誠相對、說法一致」。
芝加哥市長拉姆‧伊曼紐爾對檢方此決議表示憤怒。
他認為，斯莫利特的行為會增加未來將仇恨犯罪繩之以法的難度。
在檢方撤訴前，斯莫利特同意參與社區服務並被沒收先前10,000美元的保釋金。
第一助理檢察官約瑟夫‧麥格特斯向紐約時報透露，檢方堅信他們提出的指控，但認為撤訴對該案才是公平的。
他表示，「我不認為朱西‧斯莫利特對公共安全構成威脅」。
Prosecutors have abandoned criminal charges against actor Jussie Smollett, accused of staging a hate crime.
Smollett told authorities that two men attacked him in downtown Chicago on Jan. 29.
By Smollett’s account, the men beat him up and poured bleach on him while yelling racist and homophobic insults.
The Chicago police investigated the case and found that Smollett had paid a pair of brothers $3,500 to perform the assault.
The investigators determined that Smollett planned the incident as a self-promotion strategy.
Smollett pleaded not guilty to 16 felony charges related to his allegedly false report.
He said, “I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one.”
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel expressed anger that the case was dismissed.
Emanuel said that Smollett’s actions could increased the difficulty of bringing justice to hate crime victims.
Before the charges were dropped, Smollett agreed to perform community service and to forfeit the $10,000 he had paid for release from jail.
First Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Magats told the New York Times that the prosecutors stood by the charges but thought dismissing the case was fair. Magats said, “I don’t see Jussie Smollett as a threat to public safety.”
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