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| | name = Jason Kessler | |||
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| '''Jason Kessler'' (born 1983) is a ] and President of Unity and Security for America. He is known for being the main organizer of the ] in ], ] | |||
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| Prior to 2016 Kessler was virtually unknown. In November of that year, he revealed lewd and offensive tweets made by Charlottesville vice-mayor and councilman Wes Bellamy. Bellamy, who is also a teacher at Charlottesville’s Albemarle High School, first drew criticism from Kessler when he called a press conference to call for the removal of the ] in Charlottesville statue in March 2016. In December, Kessler began circualting a petition demanding that Bellamy resign or be removed from office.<ref name="kessler1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/jason-kessler|title=Jason Kessler|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> In January 2017, while attempting to gain signatures for his petition Kessler was arrested for ] ]. He plead guilty and was sentenced to 50 hours of ].<ref name="assault">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsplex.com/content/news/Jason-Kessler-pleads-guilty-to-assault--418532093.html|title=Jason Kessler pleads guilty to assault charge|publisher=CBS 19 News|date=August 12, 2017 |access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> | |||
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