{"id":21373,"date":"2022-03-11T06:37:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T11:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21373"},"modified":"2022-03-11T06:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T11:41:32","slug":"jussie-smollett-sentenced-to-150-days-in-jail-in-attack-hoax-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/03\/11\/jussie-smollett-sentenced-to-150-days-in-jail-in-attack-hoax-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in attack hoax case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former Empire star, 39, was found guilty in December of five charges of felony disorderly conduct after making false reports about the hoax attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The sentence also includes 30 months of probation and $145,000 (\u00a3110,000) in restitution and fines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following the sentence, Smollett said: “I did not do this!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The trial stemmed from an incident three years ago when Smollett said he was attacked by two assailants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The actor, who is black and gay, said the attackers shouted slurs at him and a Trump slogan, dumped a “chemical substance” on him and tied a noose around his neck while he was walking late at night in January 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Authorities opened an investigation, but in February of that year, police charged Smollett with filing a false police report, alleging he had staged the assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At trial last year, a jury of six men and six women heard from brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who testified Smollett paid them to orchestrate the attack and paid them $3,500 to carry it out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Smollett faced up to three years in prison for each of the five counts. The first 150 days of his probation will be spent in custody, beginning immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He must also pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago and $25,000 in fines – the maximum allowable by law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Throughout the trial, Smollett maintained that he had been the victim of a crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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