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flag Andre Karlow sentenced to 7 years for 2025 hate crime assault on transgender woman in Seattle.

flag Andre Karlow was sentenced to seven years in prison for a 2025 hate crime assault on transgender woman Andy Holcepl in Seattle’s University District, where she was beaten and suffered facial injuries, fractured teeth, and a brain bleed. flag A jury convicted him of second-degree assault and a hate crime, rejecting claims that he didn’t know she was transgender or that the attack wasn’t targeted. flag Prosecutors cited a pattern of violence, including a prior 2024 incident involving a transgender Sound Transit officer. flag A recorded anti-trans phone call was excluded from trial. flag Karlow, who has nine prior felony convictions, will serve his sentence after an 180-day jail term and must stay away from both victims for 10 years.

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