# Missouri teenager charged over anti-gay park attack arranged through dating app

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/midwest-teen-lured-man-to-park-through-dating-app-then-screamed-i-actually-hate-gay-people-and-got-mob-to-beat-him-up-cops-say/
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:35:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T14:47:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242169/ellisville-missouri-teenager-lured-man-park-beat-up.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Police allege an 18-year-old arranged an attack through a dating app.
- Four men allegedly beat and threatened the victim at a park.
- The suspect faces assault and discrimination-motivated property damage charges.

## Summary

Police say an 18-year-old Missouri man arranged an attack on a man he met through a dating app, then made anti-gay remarks as four others assaulted him at a park. The case has led to charges including an offence described by authorities as property damage motivated by discrimination.

The attack was reported at Bluebird Park, near St Louis, at about 2.20am. Police say the victim was punched, threatened and asked for his keys and belongings before escaping to his car; his $1,200 iPhone was later recovered damaged. The suspect was arrested after surveillance footage and a photo identification, while the other men have not been identified and the victim’s injuries are unclear.

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