A former state employee responsible for some of Texas' most vulnerable
residents was convicted of injuring them during orchestrated
fights at a state facility for the developmentally disabled.
Jesse Salazar, 25, was one of six former employees at the Corpus
Christi State School charged in an abuse scandal that police described
as a "fight club."
The jury found Salazar guilty of intentionally causing injury to a
disabled person, a third-degree felony. The trial immediately moved
into the penalty phase. Prosecutors asked for the maximum of 10 years
in prison, while Salazar requested probation. The jury did not reach a
decision on the sentence before the end of the day and was to resume
deliberations Friday.
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