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Man Who Vandalized Bakery for Hosting Drag Show Sentenced to Prison
Daily Herald.McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis ordered Collins to serve at least half of an 180-day jail sentence, followed by 24 months of felony probation.He must also perform 200 hours of public service, pay approximately $3,700 in fines and fees, and pay $2,300 in restitution to the owner of the bakery, which has since closed after taking a financial hit due to the vandalism and the loss of business stemming from protests against it for hosting the drag show.Collins must also undergo a mental health and anger management evaluation within 60 days of being released from jail and comply with any recommended treatment.He was ordered to complete an in-person program discouraging hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, must abstain from non-prescribed drugs and illicit substances during his probation, must submit to drug screenings, and is ordered to have no contact with Corinna Bendel-Sac, the bakery’s now-former owner.Bendel-Sac called Collins’ actions “heinous” and said, at the sentencing hearing on August 16 that his actions caused “irreversible damages” to her business.Bendel-Sac told the court that she, her bakery, her employees, and her public supporters were the subject of ongoing picketing, protests, hate speech, and “relentless harassment” after planning the drag show, while Collins was “hailed a hero” by opponents of LGBTQ visibility and drag for vandalizing her business.She also noted that her employees and supporters were doxxed, with their personal information posted online by overzealous activists who believe that drag is a bad influence on children.Bendel-Sac, a mother of two young children and a lifelong baker who grew up in McHenry County, said she had initially opened her bakery intending to support

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