{"id":295007,"date":"2026-07-13T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/295007\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:40:11","slug":"the-view-host-sunny-hostin-asks-da-for-leniency-in-sons-ny-trespassing-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/295007\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The View’ host Sunny Hostin asks DA for leniency in son’s NY trespassing case"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe View\u201d host Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor,\u00a0is asking the Westchester DA\u2019s office to go easy on her son<\/a> after he was cited for trespassing while out for a run.<\/p>\n

Authorities on June 16 accused Gabriel Hostin<\/a> of entering an off-limits area near an active railroad track without permission.<\/p>\n

Sunny Hostin \u2014 a veteran legal analyst acting as her son\u2019s attorney\u2014 penned a letter asking prosecutors to drop the case prior to Gabriel\u2019s schedule July 31 court appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy client is a 2025 Harvard University graduate with no criminal history or prior contact with the criminal justice system,\u201d she wrote in a letter to the court obtained by the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n

Sunny argues that her son is an avid runner<\/a> and Junior Olympian track athlete who spotted a gravel incline while training that he saw as a challenge that appeared to be fair game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile training on the hill, my client was approached by a police officer,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe defendant called me immediately and I arrived at the location within minutes. During the encounter, and in my presence, the officer acknowledged that the gate should have been closed and, using a key from his own belt, proceeded to close and lock the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GabrielGabriel Hostin and Sunny Hostin attend the screening of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” hosted by The Cinema Society on Feb. 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

She contends the gate was open and that nowhere was a sign posted warning passersby they could be cited for trespassing.<\/p>\n

Sunny argues her client made an \u201chonest mistake\u201d and is asking Westchester County prosecutors to help Gabriel sidestep \u201cunnecessary consequences\u201d resulting from an \u201chonest mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that the Ivy League scholar and track athlete poses no threat to his community.<\/p>\n

The Notre Dame Law School graduate worked for CNN and ABC News before joining \u201cThe View\u201d<\/a> in 2016. She was known for targeting child sex predators as a prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Westchester County prosecutors haven\u2019t responded to a request for comment on the request, first reported by TMZ.<\/p>\n

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