April 2, 2004

Professor Accused of Staging a Hate Crime by Vandalizing Her Own Car

By ROBIN WILSON

A psychology professor at Claremont McKenna College who said her car had been vandalized and painted with racist and sexist slurs was herself responsible for the damage, according to the police in Claremont, Calif.

Kerri F. Dunn, a visiting professor of social psychology at Claremont McKenna, spoke at a campus forum about hate crimes in March. When she returned to her vehicle, which she had parked on the campus, she said the front window had been smashed and all four tires slashed.

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