By Bill Dwyer
Chicago Sun-Times
OAK PARK, Ill. - An Oak Park teen faces criminal charges for circulating a list ranking 50 girls at Oak Park-River Forest High School by their sexual characteristics and alleged sexual behaviors, police said.
The youth, who already had been expelled from the school for making the list, was arrested Monday and charged as a juvenile with disorderly conduct, authorities said. He was released to his guardians.
The list emerged in January and described the girls by explicit, derogatory nicknames and assessed their physical appearance, sexual desirability, sexual activity and other characteristics. It was posted on Facebook, and hundreds of copies were printed and distributed at the high school during lunch period, before the school administration intervened.
Dale Jones, father of one of the girls, said while he welcomed the arrest, he was concerned that a disorderly conduct charge was not serious enough of a response for a “very serious offense that affected many people.”
Still, he said, “I’m gratified that the investigation continued, and that charges are being filed. I’m hopeful they consider additional charges as they gather more evidence.”