A Florida man involved in the brutal caught-on-camera beating of a Jewish victim in Times Square became the sixth and final defendant sentenced in the disgrace, landing two years behind bars Thursday.
Salem Seleiman, 30, was sentenced after he admitted to joining the hate-fueled mob who pummeled victim Joseph Borgen during clashes between Israel and Palestinian supporters in Midtown on May 20, 2021.
Salem Seleiman became the sixth and final defendant Thursday sentenced in the 2021 attack. Rob Bertrand via Storyful
Seleiman was arrested on a warrant in May 2024 for the hate-crime attack.
“Salem Seleiman took part in the repugnant and bias-motivated assault of a Jewish man who was peacefully attending a rally,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “The victim

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