South Carolina Man Convicted of Killing Trans Woman After Rumors Started Spreading About His Secret Affair with Her [Video]

A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity.

After deliberating for roughly four hours, jurors convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter of a hate crime for the murder of Dime Doe in August 2019. Ritter was also found guilty of using a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting and obstructing justice. Ritter faces a maximum of life imprisonment without parole.

Doe and Ritter were Having a Secret Sexual Relationship, He Didn’t Want Anyone to Find Out About it

Prosecutors accused Ritter of shooting Doe three times with a .22 caliber handgun to prevent further revelation of his involvement with a transgender woman on Aug. 4, 2019.

The four-day trial over Doe’s killing centered on the secret sexual relationship between her and Ritter, the latter of whom had grown agitated by the …