In Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s spokesperson reportedly posted photo of racist, anti-Asian Covid-19 jersey on Facebook



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“Covid 19 imported a virus from Chy-na,” reads the racist shirt in the photo published on April 2, 2020.

Although the account that posted it was deleted, CNN was able to access the photos through a cached copy. The name on the Facebook account matches Jay Baker and claims the individual is an employee of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.

The Daily Beast was the first to report on the racist shirt photo. They also reported that the account posted photos of Baker in uniform, with his name tag visible.

Cherokee County Sheriff's Captain Jay Baker.

When contacted by CNN about the post, Baker told CNN: “No further comment.”

“I love my shirt,” the caption of the shirt photo reads. He continues to encourage others to buy their own shirts by saying, “Get yours while they last.” CNN contacted the store selling the shirts, but did not immediately receive a response.

Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are particularly vulnerable to violence

CNN also reached out to Facebook to inquire whether it deleted the account or if it was the user who had done so, but had not received a response.

The allegation comes as criticism of Baker’s description of the actions of Robert Aaron Long, a spa shooting suspect, continued to grow on Tuesday.

“He had had enough and had been a bit at the end of his rope,” Baker said at a press conference Wednesday. “Yesterday was a really bad day for him, and he did.”

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