Latino media grapples with how to cover the Nury Martinez scandal
FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Nury Martinez, a transgender activist who has become a fixture in her community and the online activism group #NoMakeupNoCount, speaks at the Pride Parade in Washington. Martinez has been named in the latest wave of allegations that began with a leaked police report against a Miami Police officer who, as a teen, allegedly touched a man in a bathroom. On Tuesday, April 17, 2017, Martinez is set to face a judge who could determine if she’ll stand trial on misdemeanor trespass charges. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Nury Martinez, a transgender activist who has become a fixture in her community and the online activism group #NoMakeupNoCount, speaks at the Pride Parade in Washington. Martinez has been named in the latest wave of allegations that began with a leaked police report against a Miami Police officer who, as a teen, allegedly touched a man in a bathroom. On Tuesday, April 17, 2017, Martinez is set to face a judge who could determine if she’ll stand trial on misdemeanor trespass charges. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Transgender activist Nury Martinez has become a fixture in her community and the online activism group #NoMakeupNoCount. But the Florida transgender woman could soon face a judge who could decide whether she’ll stand trial on misdemeanor trespass charges.
Martinez was arrested in early April after a video of police officers responding to a call about a man who was trespassing in a Miami-area bathroom went viral, and she was charged with misdemeanor trespass charges.
The Miami Police Department opened an investigation into an incident involving the 19-year-old man who was arrested, according to a letter written to Martinez by Dade County District Attorney Richard Brown.
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