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Four of five youths accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl have been released on conditions while their charges are before the court.

Five youths between the ages of 12 and 16 made their first court appearances earlier this week, each charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm in connection with an incident reported to police on Feb. 22.

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All five returned to Regina Youth Court on Thursday, when the Crown consented to the release of four of the youths. Only one, a 15-year-old boy, remains in custody while an electronic monitoring report is prepared. That youth returns to court on March 5 while the others come back on April 1.

Two of the youths — aged 12 and 13 — are also accused of making and distributing child pornography, alleged to have filmed part of the incident.

Lawyers have come on board to help the youths with their charges. The four who were released Thursday have to obey a range of conditions, including that they not contact the girl or each other, not possess cellphones and not use or possess intoxicating substances.