A suburban Chicago teenager accused of beating a Sikh man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime.
The 17-year-old from the village of Willowbrook pleaded guilty Dec. 7 on the charges that stemmed from the September confrontation along a road in Darien.
Fifty-three-year-old Inderjit Mukker of Darien says the teen was cutting him off and calling him a "terrorist" and "Bin Laden."
Prosecutors say when they both pulled over the teen punched Mukker in the face. The Sikh Coalition rights group says Mukker suffered a broken cheekbone and cuts requiring stiches.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 8 in juvenile court. The teen faces possible sentences of probation, court supervision or juvenile detention for up to three years.
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