14-Year-Old Charged With Hate Crime For Racist Craigslist Ad With 'Slave For Sale' Caption

A 14-year-old Illinois boy is facing hate crime charges for posting this photo of a Black classmate on Craigslist with the caption, "Slave for sale."

The boy, who is white, appeared in DuPage County juvenile court last week on two counts of committing a hate crime and one count of disorderly conduct.

Prosecutors said the freshman at Naperville Central High School took a picture of his classmate, who is also 14, as they sat at a lunch table. He then posted the picture on the classified ads website along with other offensive language, including racial slurs.

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