128. 2nd boy: beating was a hoax, witnesses contradict black boy's claim / The media blew up the case where Jake Thomson, a 12 yr old black boy, claimed to be the victim of a racist attack at school. Boys aged 10 to 13 were put on trial for felony hate crimes. If convicted, t / 1993-10-28
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Type of hoax:
admitted - crime never took place
1993-05-04
Santa Clara
CA
The media blew up the case where a 12 yr old black boy claimed to be the victim of a racist attack at school. Boys aged 10 to 13 were put on trial for felony hate crimes. Eventually Jake Thomson admitted the hoax.
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