16YEARS...?? YOU CAN KILL SOMEONE AND GET LESS TIME.....What in the world is this judge doing..? IS THE JUDGE..(GASP) GAY ??

Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire Andrea May Sahouri, Gage Miskimen and Danielle Gehr, Des Moines Register

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DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa man was sentenced to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June.

Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire. Police said he stole a pride banner hanging at Ames United Church of Christ and burned it early June 11 outside the Dangerous Curves Gentleman’s Club.

Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds said hate crime charges were added because Martinez is suspected of criminal mischief against someone's property because of "what it represents as far as sexual orientation."

A jury convicted Martinez in November

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