The teens, all males 17 and 16, were charged with aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and mob action. Some allegedly took inspiration for the crimes from social media.

Summary

Eleven Illinois teens face felony charges after allegedly luring two men via dating apps and assaulting them last July.

Inspired by a viral social media trend, the teens attacked a 41-year-old and a 23-year-old in separate incidents, damaging vehicles and using slurs in one case, resulting in hate crime charges for one teen.

All suspects turned themselves in and were detained at a juvenile center.

Police urge parents to discuss the dangers of social media trends with their children to prevent such incidents.

  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
    315·
    6 days ago

    Ya if it was a group of 16 year olds luring a pedophile than all the power to them.

    If it was a group of 18 year olds just luring a gay man and assaulting him for his sexuality then hopefully they get tried as adults and put behind bars for a good number of years.

      • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
        12·
        6 days ago

        What it doesn’t say is what age they presented themselves as when luring these people out to be assaulted.

    • fishabel
      1·
      6 days ago

      Umm no, you don’t go online and trick people into coming to you to beat them. Fuck off with your nonsense.