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Four Rogers High Students Charged in Newport Locker-Room Assault of Classmate With Severe Impairments

Police made two additional arrests after reviewing multiple cell phone videos of the attack in the boys’ locker room.

Overview

  • Arrests of a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old on Monday brought the total to four students charged in the case.
  • One 16-year-old faces two felony counts for assault on a person with severe impairments after police said he attacked the victim on two occasions.
  • District leaders canceled the remainder of the football season, citing a pregame roughhousing practice that officials say was taken to an extreme and bystanders who did not intervene.
  • Juvenile identities remain sealed under Rhode Island law as the criminal investigation continues.
  • Newport police are seeking tips from the public and asked anyone with information to contact Detective Caitlin Poplawski at 401-845-5772.