Nebraska: Lesbian hate crime hoax sentencing postponed
A judge has rescheduled the sentencing date for a Nebraska lesbian who pleaded no contest to faking an anti-gay hate crime.
The Associated Press reports Charlie Rogers will now face sentencing on 14 March in Lancaster County Court.
A judge issued an order to delay the sentencing.
Rogers, a former University of Nebraska basketball star, was charged after she claimed she was attacked by three men who carved anti-gay slurs into her arms and stomach.
Police later charged her with filing a false report, a misdemeanour.
Rogers maintains her innocence, but her attorney has said she didn’t want a court fight and more of the publicity that her case has generated.
The 34-year-old Rogers could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 (£644) fine when sentenced.
