Aake Green

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Charge:	Hate Crime - speech only
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Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2005
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Sweden
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Aake Green was a pastor wrongly convicted of a hate crime for branding homosexuals a "cancer." The Goeta Appeals Court vacated Aake Green's conviction on Feb. 11, 2005, ruling that "The purpose of making agitation against gays punishable is not to prevent arguments or discussions about homosexuality, not in churches or in other parts of society." The Court ruled that while Green's views may be offensive to some, it is not illegal to tell others of one's personal views of the Bible's teachings and express and urge others to adopt them. Green was the first clergyman convicted under Sweden's hate crime law that makes inflammatory remarks against certain groups a crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Goeta Appeals Court vacated Aake Green's conviction on Feb. 11, 2005, ruling that "The purpose of making agitation against gays punishable is not to prevent arguments or discussions about homosexuality, not in churches or in other parts of society.""
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Anti-gay Pastor's Conviction Voided, Around The Globe section, The Seattle Times, February 12, 2005, p. A9"
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Aake Green

Charge:

Hate Crime - speech only

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2005

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Sweden

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Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Goeta Appeals Court vacated Aake Green's conviction on Feb. 11, 2005, ruling that "The purpose of making agitation against gays punishable is not to prevent arguments or discussions about homosexuality, not in churches or in other parts of society.""

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Male

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White

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"Anti-gay Pastor's Conviction Voided, Around The Globe section, The Seattle Times, February 12, 2005, p. A9"

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