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Reporter Iris Delgado’s attacker pleads guilty

July 21, 2016 by Veronica Villafañe

Iris Delgado live shot attackThe woman who attacked Telemundo 62 reporter Iris Delgado during a live shot last month has pled guilty to a charge of simple assault yesterday.

Waheedah Wilson, a 37-year-old homeless woman, has been in jail since the June 8 attack, because she couldn’t afford bond for her $25,000 bail, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Judge Jacqueline Frazier-Lyde sentenced Wilson to 60 days in jail with credit for time served. The sentence means Wilson will stay behind bars another 18 days.

The D.A.’s office initially had offered Wilson a plea deal of 5 to 18 months in jail, followed by 6 months of probation for counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

Considering the deal to be too harsh for a single punch, Wilson’s defense lawyer advised her not to accept it.

The D.A.’s office withdrew the plea deal, dropped the reckless-endangering charge, and asked the judge to sentence Wilson to a 3-month jail term and 6 months’ probation.

Delgado was present during the court proceedings, but declined to comment on the sentencing of her attacker.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Iris Delgado

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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