BARTON COUNTY-Barton County Attorney Doug Matthews announced Tuesday that charges of battery and criminal restraint have been filed against a USD 428 student in response to an incident on an activity bus carrying members of the Great Bend High School swim team on February 6, according to a media release.

The charges come following an extensive review of evidence received from three different counties and four law enforcement agencies and involved a 15-year-old victim and a 17-year-old suspect.

The Barton County Attorney’s office began a review of the reports, statements and other evidence when they were received from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office in late March.

Last week, a 17-year old Great Bend boy was convicted of a Class “B” misdemeanor battery in Ellsworth County District Court for involvement in an earlier case. His sentencing is scheduled for July 5.

Another teenager was sentenced to probation through May of 2017 after his conviction of Class “B” misdemeanor battery.

A separate civil lawsuit filed by a victim’s mother seeks monetary damages totaling nearly $400,000 from 21 defendants that may have let the attack happen.