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| A former worker at a Texas state school for mentally disabled people has been convicted of injuring them during orchestrated fights. | A former worker at a Texas state school for mentally disabled people has been convicted of injuring them during orchestrated fights. |
| Jesse Salazar, 25, was among six former employees of the Corpus Christi State School charged in connection with what police described as a "fight club". | |
| The trial in Corpus Christi now moves into the penalty phase, with Salazar facing up to 10 years in prison. | The trial in Corpus Christi now moves into the penalty phase, with Salazar facing up to 10 years in prison. |
| Salazar apologised for what had happened, saying "it was dumb". | Salazar apologised for what had happened, saying "it was dumb". |
| "I'm sorry for what took place and it shouldn't have happened," he said. | "I'm sorry for what took place and it shouldn't have happened," he said. |
| The jury found Salazar guilty of intentionally causing injury to a disabled person. | The jury found Salazar guilty of intentionally causing injury to a disabled person. |
| Last week, Vincent Johnson, another former school worker, pleaded guilty and was given a two-year suspended prison sentence. | Last week, Vincent Johnson, another former school worker, pleaded guilty and was given a two-year suspended prison sentence. |
| The case came to light when officers found a mobile phone in March with almost 20 videos showing the residents punching and kicking each other. | The case came to light when officers found a mobile phone in March with almost 20 videos showing the residents punching and kicking each other. |
| The footage allegedly shows staff from the Corpus Christi forcing the residents into fights, apparently for their entertainment. | The footage allegedly shows staff from the Corpus Christi forcing the residents into fights, apparently for their entertainment. |
| Salazar's defence team had argued he was trying to prevent the fights from going ahead. | Salazar's defence team had argued he was trying to prevent the fights from going ahead. |