NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors now believe two teens initially charged in anti-gay gang attacks were actually victims.
Authorities in the Bronx dropped charges against Bryan Almonte and Brian Cepeda several weeks ago. They were arrested with nine others after the Oct. 3 attacks.
Prosecutors said Thursday they have determined that Almonte and Cepeda were present during the attacks, but were victims.
Authorities say a group of men calling themselves the Latin King Goonies discovered one of their teen recruits was gay. Prosecutors say they attacked him, then went after a 30-year-old man who supposedly had a sexual encounter with the teen.
Charges have now been dropped against four of the initial 11 defendants.
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