TUESDAY UPDATE:

Six arrests have been made in connection to an MISD investigation of an incident on a district school bus.

According to MISD, the investigation of the incident has resulted in six arrests including MISD teachers and students. Specifically, the arrested include Irving Gomez and Rogelio Gutierrez and four students.

Gomez and Gutierrez were fired after the MISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to terminate their employment Monday night.

Charges for the arrests include felony offenses, MISD reports.

“Evidence of the behavior discovered during our investigation requires immediate action. I appreciate our police department and all district staff involved in this investigation for their professionalism and immediate attention to this matter. Their approach proves that the safety of our students is our number one priority and we will go above and beyond in protecting our students from any threat to their safety while in our care,” said Mr. Rod Schroder, MISD Superintendent in a release.

“Unfortunately, the events that took place will result in the arrest of multiple students and two staff members. We are disappointed in the actions of those involved that led to these arrests. We support our local prosecutors’ response to the evidence discovered during our investigation,” commented Chief David Colburn, MISD Police Department in a release.

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MONDAY UPDATE:

Midland ISD coaches at Goddard Jr. High, Irving Gomez and Rogelio Gutierrez were arrested Friday after an investigation revealed they tried to hide the lewd behavior of their basketball team during a bus ride home in January.

There were 16 pages in total between the two arrests affidavits of Gomez and Gutierrez.

A detailed picture is painted of what happened on the Goddard Jr. High school bus after a basketball game.

What started out as an MISD police investigation turned into a City of Midland Police case regarding accusations of sexual misconduct between students witnessed by the coaches on the bus.

Students told investigators that behavior began to get sexual after a game on the way back to Midland, and that neither coach interfered to safeguard the children from further abuse.

Multiple times, sexual assault was mentioned in the documents, and three times students called out for help. The affidavit states that neither coach interfered with what police say was out-of-control behavior after reviewing the bus’ surveillance footage.

According to the affidavit, Gomez - the driver of the bus - repeatedly called the boys derogatory homosexual slurs and told them to “keep it in their pants,” while Gutierrez did nothing but stare at his phone.

Students said Gutierrez saw what was going on at the back of the bus but never once tried to stop the boys from assaulting each other. Instead, he sent another students to stop the incidents.

Documents also state students took cellphone video of the so-called "simulated sex," but both coaches told them to delete the videos and threatened them not to talk.

Midland ISD has since terminated both coaches, effective immediately.

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ORIGINAL STORY:

Two Midland ISD coaches have been arrested following a January incident on a school bus filled with Goddard Jr. High School basketball players.

In the arrest affidavit provided to CBS 7 News, an investigation began on January 27th, one day after the alleged incident. The affidavit, which goes into graphic detail, describes bullying and the simulation of sexual behavior.

The affidavit states that both Gomez and Gutierrez either ignored the behavior or did nothing to stop it on several occasions, and eventually used profanity and even derogatory remarks to the children while attempting to control the situation.

A review of the bus footage by investigators suggests that the claims of the affidavit were validated. At least one student was seen having his clothes stripped down to his underwear, and forced to participate in a simulated sexual act while the coaches faced the opposite direction.

However, more testimony from the students on the bus revealed that real, forced sexual acts may have occurred. After the alleged victims were brought the the front of the bus, the affidavit states that the coaches forbade the students from displaying any recorded footage onto social media, in an apparent act of "self preservation." According to the affidavit, the coaches chose to attempt to cover up the incident rather than notifying police.

Both Irving and Gutierrez were charged and arrested on Friday, February 10th.