Naod Nega, a Harvard Law School student, allegedly assaulted a fellow student, hurled homophobic and racist slurs, and threateningly brandished a baseball bat outside the law school library, according to the Cambridge Police Department.
A Harvard Law School student is being held in a hospital after allegedly targeting classmates in a racial and homophobic attack.Nega allegedly assaulted a fellow student, hurled homophobic and racist slurs, and threateningly brandished a baseball bat outside the law school library on Jan. 23, according to the Cambridge Police Department.
During an arraignment on Jan. 27, in which he pleaded not guilty to the on-campus attack, a Cambridge District Court judge ordered for Nega to be evaluated for long-term treatment at the hospital, local news outletHarvard Law School spokesperson Jeff Neal referred The Daily Beast to a statement previously made by Harvard Assistant Dean and Dean of Students Stephen Ball and Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, Equity, and Belonging Monica Monroe on the day of the attack.
“We condemn unconditionally all violence, hatred, and homophobia, and will continue to work to foster a campus in which members of our Law School and University community feel welcome, safe, and included,” Ball and Monroe wrote, adding that counseling and mental health resources had been provided for students.
Nega’s attorney, Alice Purple, did not immediately return The Daily Beast’s request for comment Friday.
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