KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man who repeatedly struck a prostitute with a sword after soliciting her for sex was found guilty Monday of assault and armed criminal action. Larry Hashman, 29, smoked crack cocaine with the woman before returning to his home for sex, according to court documents. He then struck the woman with the sword multiple times, causing nerve, vein and artery damage.
Fearful Hashman would further injure her, the woman crashed through a living room window to escape.
A sentencing date for Hashman has not yet been set.
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