Maine Men Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million to Victim of Hate Crime

Two white men, Maurice Diggins and Dusty Leo, have been ordered by a state judge to pay over $1 million in damages to a Black man, Daimon McCollum, after breaking his jaw in an unprovoked racist attack. The attack occurred in April 2018 when Diggins and Leo scolded McCollum with racial slurs and physically assaulted him outside a 7-Eleven. In addition to the damages, the perpetrators are serving federal prison sentences for conspiracy and committing a hate crime. Diggins is serving a 10-year sentence, while Leo received three years and is expected to be released before Thanksgiving.