Madeline Barker, the woman who was caught on camera pepper spraying four Asian women, has been indicted on 12 hate crime charges

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Last month, 47-year-old Madeline Barker of Florida was caught on camera pepper spraying four Asian women in New York City while telling them to “Go back where you came from! Go back to your country!”

Now, the Manhattan District Attorney has announced the indictment of Barker and charged her with 12 hate crime charges — eight counts of assault in the third degree as a hate crime and four counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor hate crime.

“Hearing the hateful and discriminatory words, ‘go back to your country’ is deeply painful and these women allegedly heard them before enduring the physical pain of Ms. Barker’s pepper spray. People of all backgrounds deserve to feel safe, which is why my Office is enhancing these prosecutions through the expansion of the Hate Crimes Unit,” said District Attorney Bragg.

Barker remains in custody at Rikers Island with bail set at $20,000.

According to the Post, Barker pled not guilty to the hate crime charges in Manhattan Criminal Court.