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http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/1221sr-hatecrime1221Z8.html#
$10K reward in gay assault case
Michael Ferraresi
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
SCOTTSDALE - Paradise Valley Town Councilman Brian Cooney is offering a $10,000 cash reward to urge witnesses to come forward with information about a recent gay assault outside of a Scottsdale restaurant, he said Wednesday.
Detectives continue to search for as many as seven men suspected in the Sunday beating of Jean Rolland, 28, and Andrew Frost, 19, as more people voiced their support for the victims of the suspected hate-crime.
The couple were leaving dinner at Frasher's Steakhouse near McDowell and Scottsdale roads when they were called "fags" and assaulted by the group of men, police said.
Cooney said he was outraged to learn of the incident and is working with Scottsdale police to coordinate cash rewards for witnesses who provide information leading to arrests.
"Scottsdale's businesses and tourism are welcome to everyone except for violent thugs," said Cooney, a local Realtor who was elected to the Paradise Valley Town Council this year.
"This has nothing to do with any organization, or the town of Paradise Valley," he said. "I'm doing this on my own."
Meanwhile, officials with the Arizona chapter of the Anti-Defamation League, including lawyer David Bodney, ADL Arizona regional board chair, condemned the attack in a statement Wednesday that lauded Scottsdale police for starting a "full and thorough" investigation.
Anyone with information on Sunday's attack is urged to call Scottsdale police at (480) 312-5000 or Silent Witness at 1-800-343-TIPS.
I hope they catch the bastards.