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Trial In SF Attack Of Elie Wiesel To Begin In June

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May 1, 2008 9:31 pm US/Pacific

Trial In SF Attack Of Elie Wiesel To Begin In June

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A New Jersey man accused of accosting Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel at a San Francisco hotel last year will stand trial beginning June 13.

A judge moved up the trial date Thursday following the defense's request to expedite the proceedings. Eric Hunt's previous trial date had been set for Aug. 15.

Hunt is accused of confronted Wiesel, then 78, in an elevator and trying to force him into his hotel room on Feb. 1, 2007. Wiesel yelled for help and was not hurt in the incident.

Hunt faces charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery, elder abuse and stalking. The 23-year-old has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Hunt remains in jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.

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