Tuesday, January 20, 2009Hazing Returns to Mepham High School? Athlete Denies Inappropriate Touching ChargeAnybody else remember the Mepham HS football hazing from 2003? Sure you do: a number of older members of the football team tried to shove various items (golf balls, pine cones and a broom handle) into the rectums of younger players at an overnight summer camp. That incident lead to all sorts of arrests and resignations at the school and a clamp down on any kind of sports hazing . . . until now.
Just last week, Antoine Saunders, 18, a junior at Mepham, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge after being accused of inappropriately touching a younger student in a locker room as their team was showering. The sport Saunders played has not been identified. The victim, 14, claims Saunders pushed him into a locker "for the purpose of degrading him."
In court, Saunders pleaded not guilty to the charges, then left the courtroom with a worker from the group home where he lives. He said nothing to reporters as he left, but Saunders did take the time to make an obscene gesture to photographers. Classy!
Sounds like Mepham High School needs to dust off the anti-hazing program. (NewsDay)Labels: hazing
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