Three teens are facing charges following an alleged attack in a bathroom at Spring Valley High School in Wayne County.
One juvenile was charged with assault, battery and conspiracy, according to the release. Two others were charged with conspiracy. None of the names of those involved have been released.
Hundreds of outraged Facebook users commented on a video of the reported attack, which was uploaded Thursday morning.
It gained momentum as more than 1,000 people shared it in the following hours. One video had 101,000 views as of Friday afternoon.
The Wayne Sheriff's Office was sent a video of the incident at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release issued by the sheriff's office.
"The video sent showed a student abusing another student who did not defend himself," the release states.
In the video posted to Facebook, a boy accused a peer of stealing his cellphone.
He then punched the boy in the head, causing the boy's head to strike a wall and his to glasses fly off.
The boy can be seen covering his face and stepping away from the other boy, who punched him several times throughout the 45-second video.
"I swear to you I don't have it," the boy said, crouching in the corner of a stall where the other boy cornered him.
He said if he found out the boy had his phone, he was "coming back and it's gonna be [obscenity] worse."
He then slapped the boy across his face moments before the video ended.
A deputy contacted Wayne schools officials and the county prosecutor's office, then contacted the guardian of the victim. The victim's guardian said the victim had received medical attention.
School officials told deputies the alleged attacker had been suspended pending an investigation.
Sheriff Rick Thompson and the investigating deputy met with school officials Friday morning and then interviewed the victim at his home. Investigators spoke to several witnesses as well. The matter remains under investigation.
Wayne schools Superintendent Steven Paine said he would keep details about the case confidential until the investigation is complete.
"We intend to prosecute to the fullest," he said.
When contacted by the Gazette-Mail, a receptionist at the high school said she would transfer the call to secretary Jackie McMullen.
A woman answered the phone and said the incident was handled before the video was uploaded.
"We've taken care of the situation," she said. "Everything is good here at Spring Valley."
She declined to comment further and then hung up when asked for her name.
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