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Student Claims She Is Victim Of Hate Crimes, Including A Fire. Video Shows She Set The Fire.

Ashe Schow
Student Claims She Is Victim Of Hate Crimes, Including A Fire. Video Shows She Set The Fire.
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A student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin said she had been the victim of racist incidents. On the night of April 18, she reportedly texted a friend to say that a small fire that began in her residence hall must have been targeted at her because it began next to her room.

When police investigated the fire and reviewed security footage, they discovered that it was the same student who set the fire. Victoria Unanka was then arrested for arson but released on a signature bond.

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