Woman In Acid Attack Hoax Guilty

Sat., April 9, 2011

Bethany Storro pleads guilty to making a false or misleading statement to a public servant in front of Judge John Nichols at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Vancouver, Wash. Storro splashed her face with drain cleaner and then claimed a black woman had attacked her in August 2010. (Zachary Kaufman / The Columbian)

By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com (509) 319-0354

Bethany Storro pleads guilty to making a false or misleading statement to a public servant in front of Judge John Nichols at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday in Vancouver, Wash. Storro splashed her face with drain cleaner and then claimed a black woman had attacked her in August 2010. Story from The Columbian here. (AP Photo/The Columbian, Zachary Kaufman)

Question: Storro was handed a suspended sentence, plus ordered to perform community service, pay about $4000 to reimburse officer overtime pay and pay a crime victim assessment fee of $500. Do you think it’s right that she escaped incarceration?

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