In a despicable display, a group of teens in Chicago beat up a 15-year-old mentally disabled girl while a few people in the group videoed and laughed while it happened:
It turns out the 15-year-old may also have been sexually assaulted.
Here’s more from the NY Post:
A 15-year-old girl with “special needs” — who was attacked and beaten by a group of her “so-called friends” in a sickening cellphone video — may have also been sexually assaulted off camera, cops said Wednesday.
“That’s what I was told based on some initial testimony from the victim herself,” said Chicago Police spokesman Jose Jara at an afternoon press conference.
“The victim was interviewed,” the officer added. “She did mention a couple of things besides what was on the video.”
The footage showing the assault first surfaced on social media Monday, and by Tuesday night had already been viewed more than 120,000 times.
It shows a group of teens attacking the mentally disabled victim on Chicago’s South Side — beating and punching her repeatedly as she breaks down into tears.
“This is beyond disturbing to watch and this young girl deserves far better,” tweeted Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. “This clip has been forwarded to the #ChicagoPolice Special Victims Unit and a criminal investigation has been opened.”
I know this isn’t the first time we’ve seen something like this, but I just don’t understand how people can be so evil.
It was always understood by kids when I grew up that something like this was way below the bar. But kids these kids don’t have any sense of moral decency about them.
Just a pathetic display in a free society and I hope police find them and teach them a good lesson.