Gay Missouri Teen Shot 8 Times by Man Because of His Sexuality
A Missouri man admitted to shooting and nearly killing a teenage boy because of his sexual orientation.Malachi Robinson, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
Hate Crimes Prevention Act in Kansas City, according to the Department of Justice.He is being held in federal detention and is expected to be sentenced on December 15.Robinson admitted to the following in the plea agreement, which The Advocate obtained.On May 29, 2019, at a Kansas City Public Library, he spoke with the teenage victim on Facebook Messenger.
M.S., the victim, asked Robinson about his sexual orientation and suggested they hook up in the library bathroom. Robinson said he was not gay but agreed to receive oral sex outside the library for $5.
They left the library, with Robinson misleading M.S. into believing they would have sex.At the same time, Robinson emailed screenshots of the conversation to his girlfriend without the teenager's knowledge. "He tryna set me up on sumn now, gonna unfriend me," Robinson wrote to his girlfriend. "Might shoot this boy if he try some gay shit."Walking into the woods, he shot the victim eight times with a pistol.The bullets Robinson fired hit M.S.
