Seven people pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a long list of charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for more than a month before succumbing to his torment.

Sam Nordquist, a transgender man, was found dead in Feburary. 7 people have been indicted in his death, and new documents show the torture he faced.

Seven people are now charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Mr. Nordquist, a transgender man whose killing has drawn national attention.

New details emerged in the horrific murder of Sam Nordquist, the transgender man held in captivity and tortured for a month in a welfare motel in upstate New York, as his alleged killers were formally charged.

New York prosecutors on Wednesday laid out new details in the disturbing case and revealed that two children, ages 7 and 12, were coerced into abusing Nordquist.

The individuals accused of the torture and murder of Sam Nordquist are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Ontario County Court.

Two children were coerced into torturing Sam Nordquist before his death by one of seven defendants who now face first-degree murder charges, prosecutors said Wednesday, March 5. The Ontario County District Attorney’s Office held a news conference in Canandaigua to announce that a grand jury had indicted seven people on first-degree murder charges in the torture death of Nordquist,