( CNN ) -- Five of the six black high school students charged with attempted murder in 2006 for allegedly beating a white classmate pleaded no contest in a Louisiana court Friday , closing the book on a racially charged case . Terms of the settlement include restitution to Justin Barker , shown here in 2007 in Jena , Louisiana . The men agreed to plea deals that settled lawsuits filed against them by Justin Barker and his family the year after the December 4 , 2006 , incident in the town of Jena , population 3,000 . The case was referred to as the `` Jena Six . '' An underage boy also allegedly was involved in the case , but was not named as one of the attackers . Each man , excluding Theo Shaw , was fined $ 500 , must pay $ 500 in court costs and will have seven days of unsupervised probation . They also were ordered to pay restitution to Justin Barker and to have no contact with the Barker family . The $ 500 fine was waived for Shaw because of the almost seven months he has spent in jail . According to Barker 's mother , Kelli , her son was taken to a hospital with cuts and with injuries to his eyes and ears after the assault . His right eye had blood clots , she said . Parents of the Jena Six say they heard Barker was hurling racial epithets , but Barker 's parents insist he did nothing to provoke the beating . In the settlement , the Barkers received an undisclosed amount of money . The family also had sought to retain the right to sue the school board and to receive a percentage of any profits the youths might receive in the next five years from book or video deals , family attorney Henry Lemoine Jr. told CNN before the hearing . The terms of the agreement were not disclosed . The case drew national headlines when the teens were charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit attempted murder . After the charges triggered protests from critics who said they were too strict , a judge reduced the charges against Shaw , Jesse Ray Beard , Robert Bailey Jr. , Carwin Jones and Bryant Purvis to battery and conspiracy . The sixth defendant , Mychal Bell , pleaded guilty in December 2007 to a misdemeanor second-degree battery charge and was sentenced to 18 months in jail . At the hearing , attorneys representing the five men read a statement expressing sympathy to the Barkers and acknowledging that Justin Barker did not use a racial slur . They also apologized to the residents of Jena for the uproar caused by the case . `` They are pleased with the settlement . The settlement is under a gag order , '' the Barkers ' lawyer , Henry Lemoine Jr. , said after the hearing . `` Hopefully , all the wounds that were opened will now be healed . '' James Boren , an attorney for Bailey , added , `` We 're all proud of our clients , who are doing well . '' `` They 're moving on with their life . ''
The family of Justin Barker filed lawsuits after alleged beating in 2006 in Jena . The 5 men agreed to plea deals that settled suits ; they 'll pay court costs , restitution . Case drew national protest when teens were charged with attempted murder . `` Hopefully , all the wounds ... will now be healed , '' said attorney Henry Lemoine Jr .