Elizabeth Dauenhauer sentenced in Tempe mosque burglary
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Corrections & Clarifications: Story and headline have been updated to reflect that only one person has been sentenced so far in relation to the Tempe mosque burglary.
A woman was sentenced Thursday after she and a companion recorded themselves removing materials from a mosque in Tempe and making racially charged comments about Muslims.
Elizabeth Dauenhauer, 51, appeared in Maricopa County Superior Court and was sentenced to 18 months supervised probation and 200 hours of community service for aggravated criminal damage, according to a tweet by Maricopa County Superior Court. She pleaded guilty to charges in October.
Dauenhauer and Tahnee Gonzales, 32, posted a Facebook Live video in March of them encouraging Gonzales' three children to participate and help in the taking materials from the Islamic Community Center of Tempe, at 131 E. Sixth St. The incident caused international outrage.
The women, who described themselves as "patriots," are seen in their video at the mosque removing educational flyers and pamphlets, calendars and other items for the community to stop the spread of what they call "propaganda."
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