Jury finds white nationalist guilty of rape threat A federal jury has found a self-proclaimed white nationalist guilty of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a racist group he felt was harassing and bullying himCONCORD, N.H -- A self-proclaimed white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was found guilty Monday by a federal jury of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a racist group he felt was harassing and bullying him. “But when you violate the regulate norms that apply — you can't threaten someone as part of an extortion attempt — it isn't going to matter even if it is in the white nationalist internet world." Cantwell previously pleaded guilty to assault in 2018 after he was accused of using pepper spray during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017. This was the second federal jury trial to be held in the District of New Hampshire, since proceedings were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Cantwell is one two dozen groups and individual defendants in that case that is expected to go to trial in April.

Source: ABC News September 28, 2020 14:30 UTC