PATERSON — A dozen young men and women packed the Passaic County Superior Court in Paterson Tuesday morning to support five William Paterson University students charged with gang raping a female student on campus last week.

Garrett Collick, Noah Williams, Darius Singleton, Termaine Scott and Jahmel Latimer, all 18-year-old freshmen at the university, pleaded not guilty to charges that encompassed sexual assault and, in some cases, kidnapping.

At the court hearing, Passaic County Judge Marilyn C. Clark lowered each defendant's bail from $200,000 to $50,000 with no 10 percent option.

Singleton and Latimer posted bail Tuesday afternoon, Passaic County Sheriff's Office spokesman William Maer said. The other three remain behind bars.

Those who socialized with the defendants and showed up to support them in court said they're far from the men portrayed in the criminal complaints.

"These are good boys," said Savannah Falzarano, a William Paterson University junior who mentored the defendants during a summer program at the university. "Go onto campus and ask students. You can ask anyone."

The defendants knew one another months before they were accused of sexually assaulting the female student on Nov. 25.

Each took part in a state program for recipients of Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) aid, which distributes money to low-income college students. The program enabled them to take college preparatory classes and bond with other students in the program.

The defendants were arrested Saturday after a female university student told campus police that she was raped in a dorm room in Overlook South by five men on Tuesday.

The alleged rape was reported to university campus police by the victim on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 1:56 p.m., according to the police log.

Neither prosecutors nor university officials have disclosed further details as to how the alleged assault occurred.

According to the complaints, the men used physical force or coercion to keep the victim in the room during the assault, turning the lights off and blocking the exit.

Collick is charged with four counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of first degree kidnapping and one count of aggravated criminal sexual contact.

Latimer, of Hoboken, is facing two counts of aggravated sexual assault.

Singleton, of Jersey City, is charged with two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault, first degree kidnapping and aggravated criminal sexual contact.

Williams, of Camden, is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of first degree kidnapping.

Scott, of Vineland, is charged with two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of kidnapping.

As a condition of their lowered bail, the defendants are barred from contacting the victim through social media or a third party. They are also banned from entering campus, Clark ruled.

Assistant Prosecutor Lisa Squitieri said the prosecutor's office plans to bring the case to grand jury.

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