A man is facing hate crime prosecution for assaulting a trans woman with his skateboard

As passersby witnessed Moreno committing the attack, he began to threaten a motorist that stopped and called police services.

Moreno’s arraignment was the next day, and he received a bail charge of $25,000. He is believed to still be behind bars at the Theo Lacy Facility in the city of Orange, CA.

“No one should have to live in the shadow of fear that they will be targeted and physically attacked because of the way they dress, speak, behave, or who they love,” Todd Spitzer, the district attorney of Orange County, said in a statement.

“Our differences – whether the color of our skin, our sexuality, or our religion – should be causes for the celebration of our diversity, not targets on our backs for haters to mock, deride, harass, and harm us,” he added. “Those who engage in hate-motivated crimes will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law here in Orange County.”