Four teens charged with hate crimes over Facebook Live torture video

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Four teenagers were charged with hate crimes in connection with the torture and beating of a bound and gagged white male in Chicago broadcast live on Facebook. The suspects, Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper; 18; Brittany Covington, 18; and Tanishia Covington, 24, have each been charged with hate crime, felony aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The victim, an 18-year-old in suburban Chicago with special needs, was repeatedly kicked and punched. The suspects will appear in court Friday.

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