Man who called woman an ‘Asian bitch” and severely beat her, pleads guilty to hate crime

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WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man pled guilty on Tuesday in Westchester County Court to committing a violent hate crime in March of this year against a 67-year-old Asian woman who was entering her apartment building in Yonkers.

Tammel Esco, 42, pled guilty to felony assault as a hate crime for yelling at the victim, who is of Filipino descent, that she was an “Asian bitch.” He then approached her from behind and assaulted her, knocking her to the ground.

He admitted to having cursed at the woman, punched her more than 100 times in and around her head, repeatedly stomped on her upper body while wearing construction boots, and spit on her.

Esco was arrested shortly after the incident, which was captured on video surveillance.

According to his plea agreement, Esco will be sentenced in November to 17 ½ years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision.

“Today’s agreement secures justice for the brave victim who endured the shocking attack and its aftermath, and for a community impacted by the trauma of this hate-driven violence,” said District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  “I want to assure every community in Westchester County that my office will use every resource at our disposal to fight hate and hold perpetrators accountable.”

The DA said in addition to vigorously prosecuting those cases, “we are continuing our work with our government partners and the community at large to offer training, education and outreach related to hate crimes and bias incidents.”




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