Two migrant teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, have been sentenced to prison in Denmark for a series of violent and humiliating assaults on gay men in Odense.
The pair, both reported as being of non-Danish ethnic background, were found guilty of luring victims via a gay dating app before ambushing them, filming the attacks, and sharing the videos online.
As reported by broadcaster TV2 Fyn, the attacks were carried out in rapid succession on the evening of Sept. 17, 2024. The first took place at 7:25 p.m. at Assistens Cemetery, the second at 7:50 p.m. at Hunderup School, and the third at 8:25 p.m. near the Odense Boldklub football training ground in Ådalen.
Prosecutors described the assaults as “particularly crude and brutal” and emphasized that they were premeditated and coordinated.
Two gay men were walking through Oslo on Saturday night when they were attacked by youths.
One was stabbed and the other severely beaten.
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The boys used the gay dating app Romeo, posing under the username “ledereftersex” — which translates to “looking for sex” — and pretended to be a 24-year-old man. Once victims arranged to meet, they were met instead by the young attackers, who beat them, shouted homophobic slurs, and accused them of being pedophiles.
During the trial, it emerged that the victims had believed they were meeting an adult, not a minor, and that in at least one case, consensual sex had been discussed. Nonetheless, the teens justified their attacks by claiming they were confronting would-be pedophiles. The court found no basis for that claim and ruled that the accusations were used as a pretext for planned humiliation and violence.
One victim was left with several minor brain hemorrhages and required multiple stitches after being kicked in the head, struck with a metal club and belt, and shot in the head with an airgun. Another was made to lie down on asphalt before being punched, kicked, and stomped on. All three victims were subjected to verbal abuse including terms like “pedophile,” “homo,” and “gay.”
The 15-year-old was sentenced to eight months in prison and the 16-year-old to seven months. Each must serve one month immediately, with the remainder suspended for two years on the condition of good behavior. They will also forfeit their mobile phones and are required to pay compensation to the victims. Two other boys, also aged 15 and 16, were acquitted by a 2-to-1 decision from the judges.
Although prosecutors had pushed for a two-year juvenile sanction involving detention in a secure facility, the court opted for shorter custodial sentences.
Several boys under the age of criminal responsibility also took part in the ambushes. One of these minors, who cannot be prosecuted, was reportedly the individual responsible for operating the fake dating profile and arranging the meetings.
While the convicted teens were acquitted of hate crime charges, the court acknowledged the “humiliating nature” of the attacks. Throughout the proceedings, the defense claimed the violence was not motivated by the victims’ sexual orientation. However, the repeated use of homophobic slurs and the choice of a gay dating app as a lure contradicted those claims.
The case has also reignited debate in Denmark over cultural integration. In October last year, data published by the Danish Ministry of Justice revealed that foreign-born and second-generation non-Western immigrants, who comprise 10.6 percent of the Danish population, commit 29.6 percent of the country’s serious violent crimes and 32.4 percent of rapes.
“It infuriates me beyond words that people we invite to our country return our hospitality by committing rape and serious violence that destroys other people’s lives here in Denmark,” Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told Danish news outlet Berlingske at the time.
In December last year, the Danish government announced plans to abolish the so-called ladder system, a framework that limits the deportation of criminal foreigners based on the severity of their crimes and their length of stay in the country.
The move was part of an effort to streamline deportations for all foreigners sentenced to unconditional prison terms, ensuring stricter measures against those who commit crimes in Denmark.
“Unfortunately, foreigners in Denmark are overrepresented in the crime statistics and too often commit serious crimes — such as those related to gang activity. We don’t have to deal with that.
The hammer must fall even harder,” noted Integration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek.
Last week, a mainstream Danish newspaper, Berlingske Tidende, published an editorial in favor of remigration, signifying the turning of public opinion across the country.
A large, centrist newspaper in Denmark just published this editorial about immigration: “They should not be integrated. They should go home.”
It’s in response to a recent forecast which predicts that by the end of the century, non-Danish immigrants and their descendants will be… https://t.co/acyEKqk2U4
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 23, 2025
“They should not be integrated. They should go home. Remigration is necessary. A complete stop to immigration from the Middle East and full speed ahead in sending people from the Middle East without Danish citizenship out of Denmark,” it wrote.
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