An Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting a mass shooting of college women in 2020

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An Ohio man who federal authorities say planned to "slaughter" nearly 3,000 women at a local university in 2020 has pleaded guilty to an attempted hate crime, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Tres Genco, 22, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of attempting to commit a hate crime after admitting he planned to target and kill women at an unnamed university in Ohio.

Genco was arrested by federal agents in July 2021 and has remained in custody since, according to the Justice Department.

In a news release by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio, Genco identified as an "involuntary celibate," or incel, and had active online profiles that supported the incel movement. The Justice Department describes the incel movement as an online community — predominantly of men — who "harbor anger" towards women.

According to court documents obtained by NPR, Genco maintained several online profiles on a popular incel website from at least July 2019 through mid-March 2020, where he posted messages frequently.