The Scapegoat. [gureshin / boyxboy]

scapegoat
ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
noun
1.
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
synonyms: whipping boy, victim, Aunt Sally; More
2.
(in the Bible) a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it (Lev. 16).
verb
1.
make a scapegoat of.
"secret police scapegoated a few of the ringleaders to put an end to the issue."