SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A San Francisco church was vandalized over the weekend with what officials describe as antisemitic and homophobic slurs, prompting swift condemnation from city leaders and the arrest of a 51-year-old suspect now facing multiple felony charges.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins called the incident “one of the more disturbing” cases she has seen, citing both the nature of the vandalism and the threatening online posts prosecutors say were linked to the suspect.
The Central Seventh-day Adventist Church on California Street was found Saturday morning covered in hateful graffiti and imagery. Prosecutors say the suspect was also in possession of pro-Nazi items and had posted threats online targeting Jewish, LGBTQ, and immigrant communities.
Because of what they describe as a significant public safety risk, prosecutors are seeking to keep him detained pending trial.
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“As a result of our concerns about the public safety risk that Mr. Moosa presents, both to the Jewish community as well as the LGBTQ community in San Francisco, we are seeking his detention,” Jenkins said.
The suspect was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, but the hearing was postponed to Thursday morning. He briefly appeared in court, where he faces charges including felony vandalism of a place of worship with hate crime enhancements and felony placing of a swastika.
Jenkins said the case comes at a time when global conflict is fueling fear and division locally, adding that hate speech and threats cannot be ignored.
“I think we are a country right now that is reckoning with, a perception that hate is allowed is something that we have to tolerate and that people can be more vocal about it,” said DA Jenkins.
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