Newport police have charged four teenagers in connection with the assault of a student with special needs at Rogers High School.

Police say they arrested a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old on Monday, charging both with assault. Officers also arrested and charged a 16-year-old on Saturday, and, on Friday, charged another 16-year-old who allegedly assaulted the victim twice.

The suspects are members of the school’s football team, according to Newport Public Schools Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain. The incident led school officials to end the school’s football season.

In a release, the police say they became aware of the incident on Friday, Nov. 21, when they saw several cell phone recordings of the assault that allegedly occurred in the men’s locker room at Rogers High School.

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