The Modesto Bee last week, in an article published on Thursday. "There are hedges in our front yard and I look around every hedge now when I come home."Coles told the paper that he lost 75 pounds and has been plagued by depression and several other ailments since the encounter.
In addition to himself, he said he feared for the safety of his partner. The couple now hesitate to reveal their sexual orientation in the area, Cole said—feeling less comfortable than they did in the 1990s, when the pair founded a pioneering LGBTQ social club at a local community college."Now we're scared to even be who we are," he told the paper.