THESE are the four thugs charged with a hate crime after they live streamed the torture of a mentally disabled man on Facebook.

Jordan Hill, 18, Tesfaye Cooper, 18, and sisters Brittany, 18, and Tanisha Covington, 24, were charged with aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery and a hate crime on Thursday.

7 Tesfaye Cooper was arrested after footage of the torture was streamed online Credit: AP:Associated Press

7 The attack happened after Jordan Hill (pictured) reportedly began play fighting with the teenage victim Credit: AP:Associated Press

7 Brittany Covington allegedly tied up the victim with the help of her sister Credit: AP:Associated Press

7 The oldest member of the gang Tanisha Covington was also arrested and charged Credit: AP:Associated Press

The gang of black teenagers made the 18-year-old victim drink toilet water while taunting him with racial slurs and beating him.

The live stream - which has now been deleted - showed the victim cowering in a corner with his arms tied and his mouth gagged.

He is filmed being kicked and punched by the ruthless gang who were heard shouting "f*** Donald Trump. F*** white people".

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And when he was forced to drink dirty toilet water the suspects forced him to say "f*** Donald Trump."

At one point they cut the man's hair until his scalp bled before flicking cigarette ash into the wound.

He was discovered when neighbours downstairs complained to cops about the noise during the attack and the foursome responded by kicking down their door.

Hill, Cooper and Brittany Covington were also given the additional charges of residential burglary, and Hill also faced a charge of robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

Speaking with the Daily Herald, Hill's grandmother said he “had drug problems” and told the newspaper “I tried to get help for him a long time ago.”

The four friends were arrested in Chicago, Illinois, after police were made aware of the 30-minute video on social media.

A police spokesman said they had admitted to the torture in interviews with cops and none of them had expressed remorse.

7 The harrowing footage shows the young man tied up and gagged in a Chicago apartment Credit: Facebook

7 Police have described the footage as 'sickening' and say they have arrested four people Credit: Facebook

In a press conference on Thursday, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said: "The actions in that video are reprehensible. That along with racism have absolutely no place in the city of Chicago or anywhere else for that matter, against anyone regardless of their race, gender, state of mental health or any other identifying factor."

It was revealed by cops the man knew his attackers and had been driving around with them for two days before a playfight with Hill turned nasty.

The two sisters then decided to tie him up.

The victim, who was initially reported missing on Monday night by his mother, was able to escape the apartment after four or five hours of torture.

Johnson told CBS News at a press conference held on Wednesday before the four were charged: "It’s makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that.

7 The horrific 30-minute video of the man, who police say has special needs, being 'tortured' was live streamed on Facebook Credit: Facebook

"I’ve been a cop for 28 years, and I’ve seen things that you shouldn’t see in a lifetime, but it still amazes me how you still see things that you just shouldn’t.

“I’m not going to say it shocked me, but it was sickening.”

The victim, who has "mental health challenges," is recovering, Johnson said.

Police Cmdr Kevin Duffin said the suspects made "stupid decisions".

Investigators attempted to "determine whether or not this is sincere or just stupid ranting and raving," Duffin said when asked about the language used in the recording.

The video also showed bottles of alcohol in the room during the attack.

Officers were called to a residence on the city's West Side on Tuesday evening where they found signs of a struggle and damaged property.

Police said that around the same time, officers on patrol encountered the victim wandering a nearby street in an "obvious state of trauma".

Duffin said the victim knew one of the suspects and that they had apparently "met out in the suburbs".

He added: "These subjects then stole a van out in the suburbs and then brought him into Chicago."

The victim was treated in hospital and is recovering at home with his parents, police said.

Video of the alleged incident was initially posted on Facebook, but was later removed from the social media site.

A Facebook spokesman said the company removed the video because it does "not allow people to celebrate or glorify crimes on Facebook."

It comes after sickening video footage showing a man being beaten by a pair of youths because he voted for Donald Trump was shared online.

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