An 18-year-old youth who admitted daubing a swastika on a home last May has been given special punishment by the Onondaga County Court. John M. Ouellette, who pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, was sentenced by Judge William Burke to attend an exhibit of “spiritual resistance” art by concentration camp survivors at a local museum. In addition, he must view “Night and Fog,” a film about the Holocaust, and write a 500-word essay describing his feelings after seeing the film. The judge has recommended that Ouellette also be placed on probation for a number of years, subject to agreement of the County Probation Department.
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