Fourth student pleads guilty to assault at Juanita High School

A fourth student charged for assaulting a special needs student in the boys locker room at Juanita High School (JHS) has pleaded guilty to third degree assault.

A fourth student charged for assaulting a special needs student in the boys locker room at Juanita High School (JHS) has pleaded guilty to third degree assault.

The defendant was sentenced Oct. 21 to 6 months of probation and 40 hours of community service.

The fifth and final remaining student had a case setting Wednesday but it has been continued, according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

All five of the former JHS football players were initially charged with second degree attempted rape for trying to sodomize a special-needs student on Oct. 22, 2014.

The three who pleaded guilty to third-degree assault were sentenced in Juvenile Court to 12 months of community supervision, 48 hours of community service, as well as other conditions, including that they are not allowed to re-enroll at JHS.

All five of the students were given emergency expulsions from JHS following their arrest.