Carabinieri police said Tuesday
that they have broken up a teenage gang that allegedly beat up,
bullied, sexually abused and humiliated other young people in
Vigevano, near the northern city of Pavia.
Four were arrested and six others have been reported to
prosecutors.
The bullies allegedly filmed the attacks and posted them on
telephone chats as trophies.
The gang's favourite victim was a 15-year-old who, in one
incident, was forced to drink until he got drunk, then taken
around the town like a dog with a lead around his neck.
That victim, described as "fragile" by police, was allegedly
repeatedly sexually assaulted.
The arrested minors, three aged 15 and one aged 16, are said
to come from good families, with parents working as
professionals, shop-keepers and clerks.
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