The
family of a 14-year-old boy who was falsely
accused of stealing a cellphone
is calling for more accountability from the hotel where the incident happened.
Residents
held signs with the names of the nine hotels owned by Quadrum Global, including
Arlo Soho - where the attack
occurred.
Video
shows Miya Ponsetto, 22, accusing
Keyon Harrold Jr. of stealing her phone before the incident.
Family
members of the boy say
Ponsetto wasn’t even staying at the hotel and that they feel like they were treated unfairly because of the
color of their skin.
The
family and lawyers say they are happy the woman was charged with endangering
the welfare of a child, attempted assault, attempted robbery and attempted
grand larceny.
They
say they hope it sends a message that there are consequences for what they call
racial profiling.
Ponsetto
has publicly said her accusations were not based on race.
The
NYPD is currently not considering the case a hate crime.