--- description: The victim's mother had encouraged people to share the video to help catch those involved title: 5 Teens Charged for Ice Bucket Challenge Prank on Autistic Boy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5 Teens Charged Over Ice Bucket Challenge Prank on Autistic Boy ## Video: It’ll Be A Cold Day: The Ice Bucket Challenge [Watch (HLS stream): It’ll Be A Cold Day: The Ice Bucket Challenge](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GIHofBBD.m3u8) (1:33)  _Published 2014-08-11. If you’ve seen people all over your newsfeed dumping buckets of ice water on themselves, you’re not alone. The Ice Bucket Challenge is ironically one of the hottest things on social media as it tries to raise money for ALS charities._  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2014 11:30 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2014 11:30 PM CUT Five Cleveland teens were charged Tuesday after dumping a bucket filled with urine, tobacco spit and water on a 15-year-old autistic boy in a cruel twist on the [viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.](http://time.com/tag/als-ice-bucket-challenge/ "undefined") The teens, whose ages range from 14 to 16, were charged in juvenile court for assault, delinquency and disorderly conduct, according to the [Columbus _Dispatch_.](http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/10/14/1014-Charges-filed-against-5-Cleveland-teens-in-ice-bucket-prank.html "undefined") The incident, which occurred on Aug. 18, had been reported to police in early September after the victim’s mother found a video of it on her son’s cellphone. In an effort to track down the perpetrators, she encouraged media outlets and viewers to share the video, which has since amassed over [400,000 views on YouTube.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjMsU-coB2Q "undefined") Dean Valore, the attorney representing the victim’s family, said that while the boy and his family were scarred by the ordeal, their situation has benefitted from an outpouring of support. “He wants to be a normal kid,” Valore said. “He wants to fit in and he wants to have friends.” \[[Columbus _Dispatch_](http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/10/14/1014-Charges-filed-against-5-Cleveland-teens-in-ice-bucket-prank.html "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_Here’s How the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Actually Started_](http://time.com/3136507/als-ice-bucket-challenge-started/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3508150/ice-bucket-prank-autistic-boy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3508150/ice-bucket-prank-autistic-boy/"},"headline":"5 Teens Charged Over Ice Bucket Challenge Prank on Autistic Boy","datePublished":"2014-10-14T23:30:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:47:39.195Z","description":"The victim's mother had encouraged people to share the video to help catch those involved","url":"https://time.com/3508150/ice-bucket-prank-autistic-boy/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3508150/ice-bucket-prank-autistic-boy/","name":"5 Teens Charged Over Ice Bucket Challenge Prank on Autistic Boy"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"It’ll Be A Cold Day: The Ice Bucket Challenge","description":"If you’ve seen people all over your newsfeed dumping buckets of ice water on themselves, you’re not alone. 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