An Illinois high school student has been sentenced for hate crimes after posting a Craigslist advertisement that offered to sell a Black classmate as a "slave.".

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin announced Wednesday that Judge Anthony Coco had sentenced the male Naperville Central High School student to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.

The white student snapped a photograph of his classmate on November 14, 2019, and soon posted it as a Craigslist ad using the caption, "Slave for sale (Naperville)" alongside a description that included a racial slur.

"It is my sincerest hope that with the help of our Juvenile Probation Department, the juvenile involved in this incident will mature into a productive member of society," he added.

The judge ordered the young offender to undergo individual or family counseling at the request of the DuPage County Juvenile Probation Department.