7 plead not guilty in Sam Nordquist case

7 plead not guilty in Nordquist case

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(ABC 6 News) — The seven people charged with torturing and murdering a transgender Minnesotan in New York have pleaded not guilty.

Related: Seven people charged with murder of Sam Nordquist have been indicted

All seven are being held in jail without bail.

Sam Nordquist’s body was found about a month ago in a field in upstate New York.

Prosecutors say the suspects forced two children to participate in the torture.

The defendants are due back in court in May.