Report: Victim of LIRR tirade plans to press charges
<p>The woman who a Long Island Rail Road rider targeted in a racist rant that went viral in video online is reportedly taking legal action. </p>
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May 7, 2018, 9:05 PM
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Updated 2,559 days ago
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The woman who a Long Island Rail Road rider targeted in a racist rant that went viral in video online is reportedly taking legal action.
Soraya Orelian told the Daily News that what happened on her Long Beach branch train was a hate crime, and she plans on pressing charges.
As News 12 has reported, a man was caught on camera spewing racist comments at a woman who he accused of speaking too loudly on her cellphone.
The MTA did not immediately respond to a News 12 request for comment.
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