Video shows mob of teens invading NYC Church of Scientology in social media stunt

A mob of teenagers and young adults stormed the Church of Scientology of New York successful aboriginal May, causing implicit $10,000 worthy of harm successful a ransacking spree inspired by a viral societal media trend, video obtained by Fox News Digital shows.

The May 2 incidental saw much than 30 radical tempest done a locked doorway connected the church's West 46th Street broadside entranceway portion churchgoers were attending a service.

The vandals threw chairs and destroyed spot arsenic video showed immoderate of them smiling and spraying information cameras with substances from a can. Some were carrying professional-style cameras to papers the event, seemingly inspired by a akin inclination connected the West Coast.

Los Angeles teens person taken to engaging successful truthful called "speed runs," wherever they tempest into metropolis Scientology churches and movie their effort to enactment wrong the spot of worship for arsenic agelong arsenic possible.

The New York variation resulted successful hatred transgression charges for 2 of the alleged participants. 29-year-old Jaelen Dinkens and 21-year-old Mohammed Amolegbe were charged with burglary, transgression mischief and battle arsenic hatred crimes portion 28-year-old Tashaun Simms was charged with obstructing governmental medication and tampering with carnal evidence.

Participants successful the occurrence besides injured an worker of the church, a 30-year-old who sustained insignificant injuries aft being kicked successful the leg.

"Some online person referred to these incidents arsenic ‘speed running.’ In reality, they impact organized trespasses into spiritual and nationalist accusation facilities for societal media attention," the religion said.

"A radical of individuals forced their mode into the Church of Scientology New York, broke a locked doorway to summation entry, and rushed into the building," the religion added.

"The disruption endangered staff, parishioners and visitors, including individuals attending a seminar astatine the time. This was not a peaceful sojourn oregon lawful protested. It was a coordinated enactment involving forced entry, spot damage, and carnal aggression wrong a location of worship."