She should be charged with child abuse. That poor child will be scarred for the rest of her life.
Here is what the cops should tell her: “Here’s the deal. We will investigate your ‘hate crime.’ However, if it turns out that it is a HOAX, we will charge you $1000 per hour for every hour we spend investigating this. So do you want to tell us the TRUTH know or do you have very deep pockets?”