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13-year-old boy charged with hate crime after Oswego police investigate threatening comments online · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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13-Year-old boy charged with hate crime after Oswego police investigate threatening comments
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online. Written by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read
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by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. A thirteen year
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old boy has been charged in juvenile court with a hate crime
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after Oswego Police said Friday that they investigated a report of a
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boy posting threatening messages on social
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media the
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boy also was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, one a
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felony and one a misdemeanor. Following a review of the incident by
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the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office, the Oswego Police Department said in
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a news release. Police began an investigation on September 21 after receiving
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a report that alleged a thirteen year old boy had shared messages
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authorities said were of a racial and threatening nature, according to the
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release. Oswego Police said the report alleged that the social media messages
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were about two other thirteen-year-old boys. On Friday, they boy appeared in
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juvenile court and was released pending a subsequent court date, according to
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the release. Azwego School District 308 Superintendent Andalib Kelgati
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expressed his support for the students who were targeted in the social
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media messages. Let me be clear, these harmful actions do not reflect
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the values of SD 308, he said in a message on the
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district's website. This is not acceptable, not in our schools, not online,
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and not anywhere in our community. We are one community, and when
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any of our students is targeted because of who they are, all
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of us are affected.