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NY Jury Convicts Popov of Hate-Crime Manslaughter

6/13/2026

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A New York jury convicted Dmitriy Popov of hate-crime manslaughter for stabbing dancer O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn.
Popov faces a prison term of eight to 25 years, avoiding a life sentence under the hate-crime statute.
Popov testified that he acted in self-defense and denied using anti-LGBTQ+ slurs.
Sibley, a 28-year-old queer dancer from Philadelphia and member of Philadanco, was performing voguing to celebrate his LGBTQ+ identity when he was attacked.

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A New York jury convicted Dmitriy Popov of hate-crime manslaughter for stabbing dancer O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn.
Popov faces a prison term of eight to 25 years, avoiding a life sentence under the hate-crime statute.
Popov testified that he acted in self-defense and denied using anti-LGBTQ+ slurs.
Sibley, a 28-year-old queer dancer from Philadelphia and member of Philadanco, was performing voguing to celebrate his LGBTQ+ identity when he was attacked.