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La Vernia high school students indicted on organized criminal activity charges

13 students were arrested in a 2017 hazing scandal involving the school's football, basketball and baseball players.

Four former La Vernia high school students have been indicted on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. These charges are the result of an investigation into the sexual assault of multiple students.  

The former students are accused of performing "hazing rituals," that started in 2014. So far, 10 victims have come forward, according to officials.

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The arrests were made two years ago when the suspects were 18. 

Dustin Norman, Alejandro Ibarra, Colton Weidner, and Christian Roberts were indicted by a Wilson County grand jury.

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They are facing a second-degree felony charge, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Office said Monday. 

The following indictments contain graphic descriptions:

NAME: DUSTIN NORMAN CAUSE NO.: 1Q-1y~199-CRU) OFFENSE: - ENGAGING IN ORG, CRIM, ACTIVITY BOND: 20,000 candy DEGREE: Second Degree Felony DATE FILED: ulsha IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, the Grand Jury, duly selected, organized, sworn and impaneled as such for the County of
FILED:FOR-RECORO WILSON COUNTY, TEXA: NAME: CHRISTIAN BROCK ROBERTS. CAUSE NO.: 19-44=107-CRW) OFFENSE: ENGAGING IN ORG. CRIM. ACTIVITY BOND: 90,000." cork, Second Degree Felony DATE FILED: alia!
NAME: ALEJANDRO IBARRA CAUSE NO: 1Q-0L1-138 CRU) OFFENSE: ENGAGING IN ORG. CRIM.
NAME: COLTON PATRICK WEIDNER CAUSE NO.: \Q ~OUs-1D9-C RUD) OFFENSE: - ENGAGING IN ORG. CRIM. ACTIVITY BOND: 20,000.

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