Man charged in south London Pride disturbance says he’s ‘not homophobic’ – By CBC News Staff (CBC News) / July 19, 2022
Richard Sillers is accused of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and causing a disturbance
The man at the centre of a hate crime investigation that played out at the Wortley Village Pride festival in south London, Ont., claims the media has it wrong about how events unfolded last Saturday.
Richard Sillers, 37, is charged with possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and causing a disturbance by shouting. Court documents describe the weapon as a blunt object.
An investigator with the London Police Service is also looking at the incident as a hate crime.
“My family isn’t homophobic,” Sillers said Tuesday when reached by phone. “You’ve got some of the truth but you’re missing context.”
