Police in Gloucester, Massachusetts, are seeking charges against three teenagers who allegedly assaulted a transgender teen, who says he was punched and called slurs during the attack.

Three teenage boys are facing criminal charges for beating a transgender teen at a party in Massachusetts. Gloucester Police Department said that officers responded to reports of an attack in derelict woodland near Dogtown Road between Goose Cove and Babson Reservoir in Gloucester on August 30.

The victim said he was certain transphobia was involved, but police could not find enough evidence to support it.

Three teens were charged with assault and battery in connection with a beating of a transgender boy in Massachusetts. Hate crime charges were not filed.

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The teen, who was 16 when he was attacked at the Aug. 30 gathering in Gloucester, told Boston 25 News that he was beaten because he is transgender. Gloucester is located along the Massachusetts coast, about a 35-mile drive southwest from Boston.