Teen charged in hate graffiti attacks to appear in court this morning

A 17-year-old boy who was arrested Saturday following a string of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti, is set to appear before an Ottawa court this morning.

The youth faces 20 charges, including six counts each of uttering threats and mischief to property, and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Court records show that the teen was in violation of his probation at the time of his arrest this past weekend.

Between Monday and Saturday of last week there were six incidents of hate graffiti throughout the city of Ottawa. Six buildings, including a mosque, church, and synagogue were vandalized. The incidents all included spray-painted swastikas with racist and anti-Semitic language.