The Root; Published By Kalyn Womack
In a shocking high court ruling Thursday, a Black Muslim man who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges had his conviction vacated. According to AP News, the man’s attorney had a nasty record of posting racist and anti-Muslim content on social media. So much for adequate counsel.
Anthony Dew was handed a 19-charge indictment in 2015. Of those counts were five of trafficking a person for sexual servitude and one count of rape, the report says. When he met the late attorney Richard Doyle, he knew he was being represented by a whole bigot. Dew was scolded for wearing a kufi (prayer cap) and from that day on, Doyle refused to interact with his client if he continued to wear it. Read more
