Man Taunts Middle Schoolers For Wearing Masks, Allegedly Coughs In Their Faces

Los Angeles CA

25 January, 2022

8:27 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LA CRESCENTA (CBSLA) — Parents in La Crescenta gathered outside the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station Monday night, demanding deputies investigate a man reportedly harassing children as they walked home from school. "Clearly there is a problem here, not just a mental health problem but an anger management issue where he feels compelled to attack people who are more vulnerable than him," said parent Emily Lanigan. The man, who is pictured typically wearing a shirt that reads "Your mask makes you look stupid," has been allegedly harassing children in La Crescenta for wearing masks for at least the past month. Some parents said he's been following middle and elementary school students and harassing them for longer. He was caught on video spewing out an anti-mask tirade after harassing middle schoolers in a parking lot near Rosemont Middle School. He was heard shouting obscenities within the earshot of those students. He also claims that his children goes to local schools and called the mask mandate "child abuse." Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.