Current:Home > Contact-us6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals-InfoLens
6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals
View Date:2024-12-23 15:35:05
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last summer have reached plea deals.
Three players from the Mitchell-based team pleaded guilty last month to being an accessory to a felony, and three others entered the same plea Monday, KELO-TV reported. All six players could face up to five years in prison at sentencing next month.
Attorneys from both sides declined to discuss the case.
The players, who were 17 to 19 years old when a grand jury indicted them, were originally charged with second-degree rape and aiding and abetting second-degree rape.
South Dakota law requires minors ages 16 and older who are charged with such felonies to be tried as adults, although the minors can attempt to have their cases moved to juvenile court, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, the victims were 16 when they were sexually assaulted during a tournament in Rapid City last June.
Another three players were charged in juvenile court, but details of their cases are not made public.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- Lost luggage? This new Apple feature will let you tell the airline exactly where it is.
- Best fits for Corbin Burnes: 6 teams that could match up with Cy Young winner
- FBI offers up to $25,000 reward for information about suspect behind Northwest ballot box fires
- John Krasinski is People's Sexiest Man Alive. What that says about us.
- Sam LaPorta injury update: Lions TE injures shoulder, 'might miss' Week 11
- Footage shows Oklahoma officer throwing 70-year-old to the ground after traffic ticket
- Detroit-area police win appeal over liability in death of woman in custody
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says next year will be his last in office; mum on his plans afterward
- Advance Auto Parts is closing hundreds of stores in an effort to turn its business around
- Who is Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman Donald Trump picked to serve as attorney general?
Ranking
- Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
- ‘COP Fatigue’: Experts Warn That Size and Spectacle of Global Climate Summit Is Hindering Progress
- Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says he was detained in airport over being ‘disoriented’
- Stock market today: Asian shares meander, tracking Wall Street’s mixed finish as dollar surges
- Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
- Philadelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
- NBA players express concern for ex-player Kyle Singler after social media post
- 3 Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib win $42M judgement against defense contractor
Recommendation
-
How Saturday Night Live Reacted to Donald Trump’s Win Over Kamala Harris
-
Disney Store's Black Friday Sale Just Started: Save an Extra 20% When You Shop Early
-
At age 44, Rich Hill's baseball odyssey continues - now with Team USA
-
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says next year will be his last in office; mum on his plans afterward
-
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
-
Walmart Planned to Remove Oven Before 19-Year-Old Employee's Death
-
Kendall Jenner Is Back to Being a Brunette After Ditching Blonde Hair
-
Watch a rescuer’s cat-like reflexes pluck a kitten from mid-air after a scary fall