WATCH: High school football players indicted for rape in alleged broom attack: Officials
WATCH: High school football players indicted for rape in alleged broom attack: Officials
Transcript for High school football players indicted for rape in alleged broom attack: Officials
Now to an ABC news exclusive involving new developments in that hazing scandal in Maryland where four high school football players were accused of sexually assaulting freshmen players. Stephanie Ramos is in Damascus, Maryland, with the latest. Good morning. Reporter: Michael, good morning. The incident allegedly happened October 31st here at Damascus high school. The targets set to be younger and weaker players who were ambushed by the suspects before football practice. This morning, four sophomore football players from the suburban Maryland high school have been indicted for allegedly participating in the sexual assault of four younger teammates in their locker room. The maximum penalties by law are up to life imprisonment. Reporter: The state's attorney telling ABC news a grand jury handed down eight counts against each of the four 15-year-olds charging them all as adults for sexual assault, attempted assault and conspiracy to commit assault. Authorities now investigating the possibility that this is not the first incident at Damascus high school. Investigators say one of the suspects told them it was a so-called tradition. Parents and students at Damascus shocked. Even if it was tradition, it shouldn't be tradition at all. You know, sexual assault. It's been a learning experience for both the students as well as the parents in the community to try to wrap their head around these events and take the necessary steps to make sure it doesn't happen in the future. Reporter: The prosecutor hopes the severity of the charges will spark change. By sending this to the grand jury and by indicting these teens, are you hoping to send a wider message to the community, to teenagers? I'm not looking to send a message to anybody beyond the boys that were the victims in this case and those who committed these crimes that there will be accountability when you engage in the kind of activities that these boys engaged in and, you know, try to bring some sense of justice to these boys that were violated. Reporter: There's also a fifth student accused in all of this. He's being charged as a juvenile. Now, before the indictment I spoke with the attorney for one of the suspects. He wanted all of the teens to be charged as juveniles despite the gruesome details revealed earlier this week. As for the school district they say they'll now handle their own investigation now that police have wrapped up their own and they say they'll take a closer look at their athletics program. The whole thing just makes you shake your head in disbelief. We want to turn to new
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