Man covicted of hate crime for accosting Wiesel

Man covicted of hate crime for accosting Wiesel

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Story Published: Jul 21, 2008 at 4:19 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 11:29 PM PDT

By Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A jury in San Francisco has convicted a 24-year-old man of accosting Holocaust survivor and scholar Elie Wiesel in a hotel elevator.

Jurors convicted Eric Hunt on Monday of false imprisonment with a hate crime allegation. Hunt also was convicted of battery and elder abuse.

The 79-year-old Wiesel testified he thought Hunt was trying to kidnap him when he was forcefully pulled off an elevator on Feb. 1, 2007.

Wiesel read comments allegedly written by Hunt calling the writer's accounts of the Holocaust "fictitious."

The jury dismissed charges of attempted kidnapping and stalking.

Hunt had pleaded not guilty to all the charges by reason of insanity. His lawyers say he faces up to three years in prison.

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