Dad of one of teens charged in YouTube beating says attack was a 'retaliation'

The father of one of seven teenagers accused of luring a 17-year-old high school student into a South Side alley, where they beat and robbed him in a videotaped attack, said his son was retaliating for an earlier scuffle involving the victim.

By Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner

January 18, 2012