A teenager who was part of a gang that "viciously attacked" two men and sparked public outcry over violence in Mount Pearl has been sentenced for his role in the beating.

The boy, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault on Oct. 1. He was sentenced to 24 days’ custody — which he already served — and 18 months of probation, on Nov. 7.

According to the sentencing decision by Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court Judge Lois Skanes, the boy and several of his friends devised a plan to lure unknown men into a secluded area under the guise of setting up a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy.

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"In our society we do not countenance vigilantism such as was carried out in this case. Though report

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