Three teenagers were arrested Monday following an LGBTQ hate crime against a 72-year-old man in New York City.
The boys, ages 16, 14 and 13, are charged with gang assault, hate crime assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
On Sept. 15, four males assaulted a 72-year-old man while using anti-LGBTQ slurs, according to the New York Police Department. They punched and kicked his head and body, and then fled the scene on foot. The man went to a local hospital, where it was determined that he had a broken jaw and lacerations to his face and hands. The NYPD said its Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident.
According to FBI statistics for 2020, over 20% of reported hate crimes were related to sexual orientation, and roughly 3% were about gender identity.
