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Florida drops charges against woman over damage to Satanic Temple display | Florida drops charges against woman over damage to Satanic Temple display |
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against a woman accused of damaging a Satanic holiday display at the Florida Capitol. | Prosecutors have dropped charges against a woman accused of damaging a Satanic holiday display at the Florida Capitol. |
The state attorney’s office filed court papers on Friday to dismiss a criminal-mischief charge against 55-year-old Susan Hemeryck. Trial had been scheduled to begin on Monday. | |
A display showing an angel falling into a pit of fire – along with the words, “Happy Holidays from the Satanic Temple” – went up 22 December. Surveillance video shows Hemeryck grabbing it and walking away with it the next day, but prosecutors said there was no evidence of damage. | A display showing an angel falling into a pit of fire – along with the words, “Happy Holidays from the Satanic Temple” – went up 22 December. Surveillance video shows Hemeryck grabbing it and walking away with it the next day, but prosecutors said there was no evidence of damage. |
The department of management services rejected the Satanic Temple’s display in 2013, saying it was “grossly offensive”. | |
The state allowed it last year, following threats of legal action from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State. | The state allowed it last year, following threats of legal action from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State. |
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