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Columbia Janitors Demand Justice After Hostage Ordeal

4/27/2025

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Columbia University janitors Mario Torres and Lester Wilson are taking a stand after enduring a harrowing hostage ordeal during a campus takeover last April. They allege that more than 40 students and outsiders assaulted them, infringing on their civil rights. The traumatic experience has left them with physical injuries and PTSD, forcing them to rely on inadequate Workers Compensation.

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Story summary

Columbia University janitors Mario Torres and Lester Wilson are taking a stand after enduring a harrowing hostage ordeal during a campus takeover last April. They allege that more than 40 students and outsiders assaulted them, infringing on their civil rights. The traumatic experience has left them with physical injuries and PTSD, forcing them to rely on inadequate Workers Compensation.