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.

All seven defendants — Arzuaga, Emily Jean Motyka, Jennifer A. Quijano, Kyle R. Sage and Patrick A. Goodwin, Kimberly L. Sochia and Thomas G. Eaves — were charged with first-degree murder for killing Nordquist in an “especially cruel manner with the intent to inflict torture on him before his death,” Wolford said.

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.