SoCal pastor paints a protest in a Beijing hotel room, goes into hiding

Eddie Romero, a part-time philosophy professor at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, went into hiding in China after posting this protest video, which he filmed in a Beijing hotel room. Police reports have been filed and Romero has told friends he will turn himself in after the conclusion of the Games. His fall term classes, "Introduction to Philosophy" and "Major World Religions," start on Aug. 25. The post about Romero on our Olympics blog has been updated several times and is keeping excellent track of the story.

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