: Also in April 2026, a man was arrested for attempting to lure children into a Target bathroom by offering them money.
In a widely reported 2016 case, an 11-year-old boy was chased into a driveway and forced to strip at gunpoint by four teenagers who then assaulted him and took photos. : Also in April 2026, a man was
mirrors many of these details. In that case, three 14-year-old girls from Dunbar Middle School tackled an 11-year-old boy, forcibly removed his clothes in public, and uploaded a video of the incident to YouTube. In that case, three 14-year-old girls from Dunbar
, opting instead for the girls' parents to handle the punishment. Clarification on "Target" and "Patch" While the specific "Target stripping" story appears to
In 2020, two teenagers (ages 13 and 15) were arrested for forcing another teen to disrobe at gunpoint and recording the incident.
While the specific "Target stripping" story appears to be a possible conflation of multiple news items, there have been documented cases of forced stripping involving Florida teens in other settings: