GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo officials released a statement at about 4:30pm on Monday, regarding the alleged attack on a transgendered student on Court Street Friday evening. Dr. Leonard Sancilio, Dean of Students at SUNY Geneseo, said that the College has reached out to Rory Brown, the alleged attacker, and the unidentified alleged victim, and that since the victim identifies as transgender the incident could be considered a hate crime. "Because … [Read more...]
Eyewitnesses State that Transgender Assault Not on Bar Property
GENESEO — Eyewitnesses are stating that the alleged assault on a transgender SUNY student on Court Street never occurred inside the Statesman Bar, contradicting Roric 'Rory' Brown's statement. In a bizarre statement Brown made to the GeneseeSun.com Monday morning, he said that the incident started on the dance floor when the unidentified victim bumped into Brown on the dance floor, where Brown then threw his drink on them, and then pushed … [Read more...]
Brown: Transgender Assault Not Hateful Just Drunken Stupidness
GENESEO — The Pittsford man who punched a transgender student and was charged with assault is stating that the incident was not a result of any animosity against homosexuals or transgender individuals. Roric 'Rory' Brown, 20, told the GeneseeSun.com that he was in the Statesman Bar on Court Street when the incident occurred but was later arrested the next day at his buddy's apartment in Geneseo. "This was just drunken stupidness and a bar … [Read more...]
Transgender Student Assault Outside Geneseo Bar
UPDATE BELOW: GENESEO — A Pittsford man was arrested for allegedly punching a SUNY Geneseo transgender student this past Friday night. According to a press release from the Village of Geneseo Police Department, Roric Brown, 20, was in a Court Street bar and allegedly threw a drink in the victims face, called them a "faggot," and punched them. Brown was charged with Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree and Harassment in the Second … [Read more...]