Judge Sentences Woman Accused Of Making Anti-Semitic Comments
Posted: 12:35 pm EDT April 14, 2005Updated: 5:31 pm EDT April 14, 2005
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County judge handed down an unusual sentence for a woman accused of yelling anti-Semitic comments at her Jewish neighbor.
Geraldine Ballard wasn't charged with a crime. What happened in court Thursday will not show up on her record unless she violates the conditions of her probation.Orange County judge Mike Murphy handled the sensitive case by drafting a creative sentence for Ballard. Ballard is accused of threatening Lisa Green and her children by shouting derogatory remarks at them as they walked in front of her property on their way to the Jewish Community Center in Maitland."I truly have to say, the system worked, it really worked," said Green.The judge sentenced Ballard to 180 days of probation with the condition she either serve 50 hours of community service or visit one of three holocaust museums in Washington DC, St. Petersburg or the Jewish Community Center located in her own neighborhood.Ballard has denied the accusations against her all along and Thursday she refused to talk about the conditions of her probation.Ballard must also undergo a mental health evaluation. If she fails to comply, she'll be back in court where she could be criminally charged.Ballard will have to pay $250 in court costs and she cannot have any contact with Green and her family.
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