An 18-year-old was kidnapped and set on fire, and also had part of his penis cut off after he thought he was meeting up with a man on a gay dating site on Oct. 11, The Advocate reports . The victim, whose name was not revealed, showed up at a location in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where he was met by a group of three men. The men tortured the teen and stole his phone, wallet and bank cards before forcing him to tell them his banking information. After failing to retrieve money from the victim's account, he was "forced to transfer money into an account they gave him," police told The Gleaner. The 18-year-old had drinking alcohol poured on him before the men set him on fire. The victim found his way to a security checkpoint and was transferred to a hospital where he was treated for his injuries. According to officials, he was admitted in critical condition. “In addition to providing justice for the St. James victim and decriminalizing same-sex conduct, Jamaica should gather data on...
