FOXNews.com: 3 charged after 'sickening' video beating of New Jersey boy goes viral

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3 charged after 'sickening' video beating of New Jersey boy goes viral Feb 13th 2013, 17:15 Three people have reportedly been charged in connection with a sickening viral video that shows a boy being forced to strip and then being whipped mercilessly on the streets of Newark as onlookers laugh. Corey Booker, mayor of New Jersey's largest city, and police brass will hold a news conference Wednesday on the investigation, sparked by a troubling video that garnered national attention and drew more than 40,000 views on YouTube since being posted last week. It's unclear when the 2-minute clip, which has been called "sickening" by Police Director Samuel DeMaio, was made. The video shows the unidentified teen being forced to strip naked, then whipped with a belt because, according to the assailant, his father owed someone $20. "Your father owes me money, dog." - Unidentified suspect on YouTube video A high-ranking law enforcement source told The Star-Ledger of Newark that a 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident. The alleged cameraman and a third person who was allegedly present during the beating have also been arrested. The suspects were not identified and Newark Police Detective Eugenio Gonzalez, a police spokesman, declined to comment when contacted by FoxNews.com. "Take everything off right now," a man is heard telling the victim on the clip. "You're moving too slow, man. Your father owes me money, dog." The cameraman then splashes water on the naked victim after he removes his clothing, including his socks, at the direction of the lead assailant. "We gotta clean him up," the unidentified cameraman says. "He takin' a shower." The victim, who indicates he has no money to settle his father's purported debt, is then instructed to turn around before he's ferociously whipped as onlookers laugh and mock him. The beating lasts at least 90 seconds as the victim is ordered by the perpetrators to say it's a "dog eat dog" world. "Get dressed," the lead assailant says at the end of the disturbing clip. Sources told the Star-Ledger that the assault happened on Irvine Turner Blvd. and Clinton Ave. West Ward Councilman Ronald Rice told FoxNews.com the video is documentation of "our dysfunction" as a community. "And this was an example of that, that happened to be in Newark," Rice said. "My heart goes out to the young man, but my heart also goes out to the men who did that. It shows that a lot of us have to step up and do more to protect young men like the victim and also to change the culture of violence and humiliation. These are our children and we have too long been a community that has preyed on our children." Rice, a lifelong Newark resident, said he can unfortunately recall several incidents that remind him of the depravity seen on the clip. "We've got to the change the culture," Rice told FoxNews.com. "We have to really look at ourselves in the mirror and ask ourselves, 'What are we doing that's not working?'" DeMaio, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday, reportedly dispatched three detective squads to locate the suspects. "We need to show in our city that something like that is not acceptable," he told the Star-Ledger. "It's not something we're going to tolerate as a police department." Booker, a two-term mayor, has gained national attention for his aggressive stance against open-air drug dealing in the crime-plagued city and acts of public service, including the rescue of a woman from a house fire. He announced in December that he plans to challenge Sen. Frank Lautenberg for his seat, ending speculation that he would challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

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