Students at Torrington High School in Connecticut have been protesting the arrest of two high school football players after they were charged with sexually assaulting two 13-year-olds.
Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio, both 18, pictured below, along with an unnamed 17-year-old, not pictured below, were arrested and charged last month with the statutory rape of two 13-year-olds.
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The incident happened in fall 2012. All three students were suspended, facing possible expulsion. The details of the case have been sealed by a judge.
Gonzalez is currently in custody at New Haven Correctional Center and has an April 2 court date. Toribio posted his $100,000 bail and is currently under electronic monitoring. His court date is scheduled for April 23.
Both students are pleading not guilty to the charges of felony second-degree sexual assault.
Last week, students gathered together at Torrington High School's annual dodgeball charity tournament and posted this photo of themselves holding up 21 — Gonzalez's jersey number — on Instagram.
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The students also tagged the photo with #FreeEdgar, a hashtag that was then picked up and used by other classmates of Torrington High School, protesting the arrest of the two.
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