Prof who staged a hate crime will be tested

The professor vandalized her own car with slurs.
POMONA, Calif. (AP) -- A college professor convicted of staging a hate crime by spray-painting her own car with racist slurs was ordered to undergo 90 days of psychological testing at a state prison.
Pomona Superior Court Judge Charles Horan delayed Kerri Dunn's sentencing Friday, but called her a "bald-faced liar."
"It's clear in this case what occurred," Horan told Dunn and her attorneys. "Your client vandalized her own car and reported it as a hate crime."
Dunn, 39, of Redlands, was convicted of a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report and two felony counts of attempted insurance fraud. She could face up to 31/2 years in prison when she returns for sentencing Dec. 15.
What happened
The Claremont McKenna College psychology professor reported the racist and anti-Semitic slurs on her car March 9, prompting college officials to cancel classes the next day as thousands of students took part in demonstrations calling for tolerance.
Dunn became a suspect after two witnesses reported seeing her vandalizing her car.
Both Dunn's attorneys and prosecutors welcomed the judge's decision to seek a psychological evaluation.
"This may help us determine if this is some fluke that is never going to be repeated or if it is something that needs to be handled in a more serious fashion," Deputy District Attorney Martin Bean said.