Three teenagers arrested after anti-gay attack
Brecht, who was left with the worst injuries, has no insurance. His boyfriend has set up a GoFundMe page to pay for medical expenses. Karl wrote the following: "My boyfriend and I were walking from Hawthorne’s to Nellie’s on U St (in DC) last night and we stopped to talk for a few minutes. He was leaning against me and a few guys started yelling “faggot” at him and started to swing at him. It was all a quick blur but the next thing you know there was literally a mob of 15 guys beating him.’’
"They came out of nowhere and I was powerless to stop them, all I could do was jump on him to protect him and scream help. I don’t remember how long they kept beating him for. They stole his phone and my wallet. They chipped a major part of his front tooth and he had to get multiple stitches on his lip."
So far $ 11,655 has been raised, exceeding its $ 10000 target. The three teenagers have been arrested and are getting accused of violent theft and assault.