A 65-year-old woman was charged with six counts of vandalism after allegedly defacing Glendale's Comfort Women Peace Monument and writing racist graffiti in September.
A 65-year-old Glendale woman was charged Tuesday with six counts of vandalism and one count of violation of civil rights after she defaced a memorial and wrote racist graffiti on several buildings, according to authorities.arrested by the Glendale Police Department late last monthThe Los Angeles County district attorney’s office also claims Williams wrote bigoted messages on several buildings, including the Armenian-American Council on Aging and the Joyful Christian Community Church.
Sgt. Dan Suttles, a police spokesman, previously said permanent markers were used to deface the memorial and write the racist graffiti. Williams was in possession of different-colored markers when she was arrested, police say.from Glendale Central Park, where the memorial is located, shows a person matching Williams’ description scrawling on the statue with a marker.
The person can then be seen kicking over several potted plants arranged around the memorial, which honors women who were forced into sex slavery during World War II. No motive has been given for the vandalism, and Suttles said Williams has been tight-lipped with investigators.Advertisement
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