11 Illinois Teens Charged for Luring and Assaulting Men Using Dating Apps

The teens allegedly targeted victims as part of a social media trend, resulting in felony charges for aggravated battery and other crimes.

Eleven teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were charged with aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and mob action after two assaults in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
The teens allegedly used dating apps to lure two men—aged 41 and 23—into separate locations, where they were attacked and had their vehicles damaged.
Police stated that the assaults were inspired by a vague social media trend, though specific details about the trend have not been disclosed.
One of the teens faces additional hate crime charges for allegedly using racial and derogatory slurs during one of the attacks.
Surveillance footage helped investigators identify the 11 suspects, all of whom turned themselves in and are currently held at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center.