Four Kenedy High School seniors were arrested at school April 15 after police say they forcibly restrained, threatened, and inappropriately touched a teenage girl on campus during ag class.

Kenedy Police Department Sergeant Jeremy Stevens said his office received a complaint early this month from a female teenage student at Kenedy High School. She claimed four boys cornered her in a small, isolated room during ag class.

Stevens said three of the boys restrained the girl, prevented her from leaving the room, and would not respond to her pleas to be let go. He estimated the girl was held against her will for around 20 minutes, during which time she alleges some of the boys used various objects to touch her in inappropriate places.

After the girl’s statement was taken, police investigated and arrested Kenedy seniors Armando Segura, Jr., Richard Guajardo, Jr., Joshua Perez and Matthew Arenas. All four seniors are 17 years old.

"The kids had a substitute teacher that day and they were in this back room alone. From what I understand, it started out as a joke, but it ended up turning into something it shouldn’t have," Stevens said.

Each of the four boys was charged with unlawful restraint of a child under age 17, a state jail felony carrying a maximum sentence of 180 days in jail. Guajardo and Perez both were charged with aggravated assault, a second degree felony carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Stevens also said his department is referring the case to the district attorney’s office, seeking indecency with a child charges against Segura, Guarjardo, and Perez.

Meanwhile, Kenedy ISD Superintendent Jan LaCour said her school is not at liberty to discuss the incident.

"We’re following district procedures and doing what’s in the best interest of our students," she said.

All four accused boys have made bail and are back at school, but LaCour said she cannot divulge whether the boys have been moved to an alternative campus or in-school suspension.

"They (the boys) are where they need to be," she said.

As for the substitute teacher in charge of the class during the alleged incident, LaCour said she is looking into whether he or she still is serving as a substitute.

"We’re meeting again this morning to close up some details," she said.