Muslim Teens Harassed and Bullied By Man at Hickory Hills Pepe's: VIDEO

HICKORY HILLS, IL -- A man who swore at a group of Muslim teens and made derogatory statements about their religion in a Hickory Hills restaurant on Monday remains unidentified. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

The group of girls, attired in headscarves, were leaving Pepe’s Restaurant in Hickory Hills, following their evening meal after the Ramadan fast, Sawin Osman, 17, told Yahoo News. The unidentified middle-aged man starts hurling racial slurs at the teens as they passed his table, stating: “That girl is so big she could break a camel’s back."

When one of the girls pulled out her cell phone and started recording the conversation, the man lapses into a racist rant, mocking the teens.

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“You can go and beat it. If you don’t like this country, leave,” the man said.

Another friend confronted the man, saying, “It’s our home too. What do you mean leave?”

After the man is heard making another comment about their friend’s size, one of the girls told him, “you’re disgusting.”

The man stood up and screamed “camel-jacking [expletive] [expletive].”

The girls said they became scared the man might get physical so they left. The man was dining with a woman, seen sitting at his table.

Hickory Hills police are conducting an investigation after Pepe’s made them aware of the video and incident on Tuesday, news reports said.

Robert Ptak, president of Pepe’s Inc., also posted an apology on the company’s website and said the man is no longer welcome at any of its restaurants.

Pepe's Incorporated and our entire Franchise family offer our sincere apologies to the women who were harassed and insulted by another customer at one of our restaurants on June 5, 2017. Pepe's condemns and rejects all discriminatory comments and actions directed to any of our customers and employees.

Pepe’s has always worked hard to create a safe and welcoming atmosphere at our restaurants for all of our customers and will continue to do so in the future. The customer who made the inflammatory comments to the women will not be allowed in our restaurants. The safety, comfort, and welfare of all our patrons and employees is our utmost concern.

We are reviewing our policies and procedures to ensure that all our customers will continue to enjoy their dining experience at Pepe’s.

Anyone with information about the individual seen in the teens’ video is asked to call the Hickory Hills Police Department’s Detective Division at 708-598-1313.