13-year-old charged with hate crime in Oswego

The Oswego Police Department says a 13-year-old boy has been charged with a hate crime and disorderly conduct.

Police say they received a report last Monday and began investigating messages allegedly shared on social media by the 13-year-old. The messages were described as racial and threatening in nature and were directed at two other 13-year-old boys.

The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office filed charges Thursday, and the boy appeared in Juvenile Court on Friday. He faces six counts in total…

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