A gay Central Michigan University professor has pleaded guilty for falsely claiming that a random guy at a Toby Keith concert called her a "cross-dressing fag," punched her in the face and spat on her.
The professor,
Mari Poindexter, had alleged that the man approached her at the Aug. 19 concert at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., reports The Morning Sun, a local newspaper.
READ MORE: LAPD's First Openly Gay Officer Mitchell Grobeson Charged In Domestic Violence CaseThe man began hurling a rich tapestry of obscene slurs at Poindexter, she told police.
Later that night, the professor said, the same man ambushed her in the parking lot of The Cabin
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a local bar. The man thumped Poindexter in the eye, she said, and spat on her.
Poindexter, who announced her lesbianism three years ago and has since been passionate about it, later posted a Facebook photo of herself with an impressive black eye and a corresponding story of indignant outrage. That post went viral and was reported by several news outlets.
Much pity ensued. "We're proud of you, Mari, for taking a stand," taxpayer-funded Central Michigan University officials wrote on the school's Facebook page. "CMU stands with you."
Turns out, Poindexter got the shiner because she "punched herself in the eye," according to local police.
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