Kathryn Knott, who was involved in the attack on the gay couple in September 2014
arrested for the assault, two – Kevin Harrigan and Phillip Williams – both pleaded guilty to assault and conspiracy, and were given community service and probation. Knott, however, did not take a plea deal. While Hesse had been hit in the head by both Harrigan and Knott, Haught was left in a pool of blood with a broken jaw and broken cheekbones. This particular attack, which left the victims badly beaten and with broken jaw and cheekbones, was instrumental in getting
Philadelphia to change its legislation to include sexual orientation in its hate crime laws. However, while there had been speculation that the trio would get up to thirty years between them for the assault, in the event it was only Knott who has been sentenced to any time in prison (and 5 to 10 months is quite short) with Harrigan and Williams only getting community service and probation. -MKB (eile.ie 9 February 2016) EILE Magazine 69