Coach Tied To Brutal Philadelphia Beating Of Gay Couple Resigns From Job
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
An assistant coach on Thursday
resigned from his job at a Roman Catholic high school over his alleged
participation in the brutal beating of a gay couple in Philadelphia's
downtown Center City neighborhood.
According
to the men and several witnesses, the couple, together over a decade,
was approached by a group of 10 to 12 men and women last Thursday night
as they made their way to dinner. One of them asked the men if they were
boyfriends. When one of the men answered “yes,” the group rushed them
and began punching and kicking the men. As a result of the beating, one
of the victims, 28, was hospitalized for more than three days and had to
have his jaw wired shut.
“Violence
against anyone, simply because of who they are, is inexcusable and
alien to what it means to be a Christian,” Archbishop Charles Chaput
said in a statement.
No arrests have been made, but police have spoken to some of those seen in the video. According to Philadelphia's NBC10, attorneys who represent some of the suspects claim that they were attacked first.Police received help in identifying the suspects from online sleuths. Shortly after officials released surveillance video of the suspects, social media users used details found in various posts to track down where the group had dined and other information.
Chaput said some of men and women seen in the video were former students at Archbishop Wood.
“A
key part of a Catholic education is forming students to respect the
dignity of every human person whether we agree with them or not,” Chaput
said in a statement.
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