Texas Elderly Man Reportedly Kidnapped, Raped in 'Hate' Attack
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say four black men in Socorro, Texas, attacked and raped a 70-year-old Mexican-American man and shouted racial slurs during the assault, KFoxTV.com reported.
Police have called the attack a hate crime.
On Thursday morning at 6 a.m., the alleged victim was taking a walk when the men got out of their vehicle and demanded money, the report said. When the man refused, the report says he was thrown into the van and raped.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"These four people know each other well enough to do something like this in front of each other. This is an atrocity," David Garcia, a town spokesman, said, according to the report. "This man was somebody's dad. This man was somebody's brother, somebody's friend."
The victim required surgery and is listed in serious condition at a hospital, the report said.