4 teens charged in recorded attack of girl with special needs

Four teens were charged Thursday in the attack of a girl with special needs that was recorded on cellphone video after she refused to engage in sex acts.

Three girls - ages 13, 14 and 15 - faced charges including aggravated battery and mob action, according to Chicago police. They turned themselves in to police with their parents Wednesday night.

A fourth girl, 15 years old, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and charged with aggravated battery, police said.

The girl who was targeted in the attack, meanwhile, went missing for several days and was only found the day after video of the incident - posted Monday on Twitter - went viral on social media. She was located Tuesday, five days after her father reported her missing, and she was treated for injuries and released from Comer Children's Hospital.

She was then taken into protective custody Wednesday as the state Department of Children and Family Services investigates an allegation of neglect, a DCFS spokesman said. The agency has had previous contact with the family, the spokesman said.

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