15-man fraternity mob lured gay man into a house then beat him in a horrifying assault

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Maryland police have arrested 11 Salisbury University students for allegedly using the Grindr hook-up app to lure and attack 18-year-old Zachary Leinemann in an off-campus apartment, leaving him with bruising and a broken rib. The attackers recorded the assault on video, leading to their arrest.

The arrested students allegedly set up a profile claiming to be a 16-year-old gay male — 16 is the age of consent in Maryland. They then talked with Leinemann via Snapchat and then lured him to the apartment with the promise of an intimate encounter.

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When Leinemann entered, he was ambushed by a group of 15 men who forced him to sit in a chair, yelled homophobic slurs at him, and refused to let him leave when he tried several times, WBOC reported.

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The attackers allegedly threw him to the floor and then punched, kicked, and spit on him while shouting “derogatory names,” the police report said. One student hit him several times in the head with a cookie sheet. The attack reportedly lasted only a few minutes before they let him leave, but police said the attackers threatened not to tell anyone what had happened.

While Leinemann is not a student, the other arrestees were, and seven were members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. However, video of the assault somehow came into the hands of university officials who reported it to the Salisbury Police Department on October 31. Police identified Leinemann from the video, which showed his car’s license plate number as he fled the scene.

Leinemann reportedly went to a hospital for his broken rib. He said he is now traumatized and fearful of being attacked again.

Those arrested include Bennan Aird, 18; Ryder Baker, 20; Riley Brister, 20; Cruz Cespedes, 19; Dylan Earp, 20; Patrick Gutierrez, 19; Cameron Guy, 18; Jacob Howard, 19; Elijah Johnson, 19; Dylan Pietuszka, 20; and Eric Sinclair, 21. The arrestees have been charged with assault in the first degree, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, and hate crimes.

Brister’s defense attorney, Steven Rakow, told WJZ News that his client intends to plead not guilty and added, “There’s more to the story than what’s being reported in the press.”

“Acts of violence toward LGBTQ+ and ally communities are not only destructive but at odds with the principles of community, respect, and belonging that bind us together as a university,” Salisbury University President Carolyn Ringer Lepre wrote in a statement.

“The thought of SU students perpetrating any crime is upsetting, but the thought of SU students perpetrating crimes of such a disturbing nature is truly horrifying,” Lepre added, noting that the students will face further disciplinary action from the university.

Sophomore Moe Collins told WMDT that the reported assault had led many students to seek counseling resources through the university’s LGBTQ+ alliance. The fraternity reportedly expelled the suspected assailants, and the university suspended the fraternity. University students held a community vigil and unity walk on Monday in support of LGBTQ+ individuals.

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