Eleven teenage boys in Illinois have been charged with several felonies for allegedly using an online dating app to lure unsuspecting men to meetups and beating them, police said.
Ten 17-year-old boys, and one 16-year-old boy, have been charged with multiple felonies, including aggravated battery, mob action and criminal damage to property, the Mount Prospect Police Department said in a news release. One of the 17-year-olds is facing an additional two felony counts of a hate crime, according to the department.
The teenagers were arrested and charged between Nov. 11 and Nov. 20, 2024, police said…