US EditionMinnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000
Shiloh Marie Hendrix faces three misdemeanor charges after racially abusing an 8-year-old autistic child at a Rochester playground, with over $800,000 raised on her behalf online.
- On April 28, 2025, Shiloh Hendrix was filmed using a racial slur against a Black child at Roy Sutherland Playground in Rochester, Minnesota.
- The incident began when an autistic 8-year-old boy took an applesauce pouch from Hendrix's bag, prompting her hostile racial outburst caught on video.
- The video went viral on TikTok, drawing community condemnation and leading the Rochester City Attorney's Office to file a draft complaint charging Hendrix with three misdemeanor counts.
- Hendrix's online fundraising on GiveSendGo has surpassed $800,000 toward a $1 million goal, while the NAACP launched a GoFundMe supporting the child's family raising over $340,000.
- The case highlights social tensions in Rochester, prompting official statements condemning racism, with Hendrix's arraignment set for October 29, and each charge carrying possible jail and fines.
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Minnesota woman who shouted racist slurs at Black child charged with disorderly conduct
A Minnesota woman who shouted racial slurs at a Black child with autism at a park, and then raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on a crowdfunding website, is facing charges of disorderly conduct. Video showed Shiloh Hendrix yelling at the 5-year-old Somali boy at a playground in Rochester in April after he purportedly took an applesauce pouch from her diaper bag. Rochester is about 90 miles southeast of Minneapolis. The Rochester City Attorn…
Minnesota woman charged with using racist slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000
Prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incident the woman has since used to raise more than $800,000 after she appealed for help with relocating.
Woman who called child racist slurs at park will face disorderly conduct charges | News Channel 3-12
By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Minnesota (WCCO) — A woman who admitted to hurling racist slurs at a child with autism at a southern Minnesota park — and subsequently raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on a crowdfunding website — will face disorderly conduct charges, the city attorney said Tuesday. The incident occurred in April at Roy Sutherland Playground in Rochester, and a video of a subsequent confront…
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