The San Francisco gallery owner who sprayed a homeless woman with a garden hose earlier this year agreed to community service to have his criminal case dismissed.
He faced widespread condemnation in the uproar that followed in the incident on social media. In the weeks following the incident, Gwin 'I can't defend that,' says art gallery owner after outrage over spraying homeless woman with hose
"What they saw is very regrettable," Gwin told KPIX in an interview."I feel awful, not just because I want to get out of trouble, or something like that, but because I'd put a tremendous amount of effort into helping this woman on the street." "I'm very, very sorry. I'm not going to defend myself; I'm not going to, because I can't defend that," he said.over a week after the incident. He will have to complete 35 hours of community service to clear the charges, according to the agreement.Prosecutors had asked for more service hours.
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