Former Florida A&M Band Members Facing Upgraded Charges in Drum Major’s Death
Champion Family Photo(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A new state prosecutor has raised the stakes in the case involving members of the Florida A&M University marching band, who are accused of hazing drum major, Robert Champion, resulting in his death. Including…
Authorities Issue 22 Arrest Warrants over NIU Frat Hazing Death
Comstock/Thinkstock(DEKALB, Ill.) — Authorities in Dekalb, Ill., have issued 22 warrants for the arrest of students at Northern Illinois University for violating the state’s hazing statute in connection with the November death of a freshman at the Pi …
Hazing Death Plea Gets Leniency, But Not from Victim’s Mom
Champion Family Photo(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The first of a dozen defendants charged in the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion appears to have gotten off easy with the judge Monday, but not with Champion’s mother.Champ…
Coach Probed in Sex Abuse Hazing Accusations
Comstock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Four high school varsity players have been arrested and a faculty member suspended in a growing investigation of hazing that included sexual abuse at a southern California high school.The investigation that began wit…
Parents of Hazing Victim ‘Appalled’ FAMU Blames Son for His Own Death
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The parents of hazing victim Robert Champion are “appalled” that Florida A&M University is insisting in court papers that their son was responsible for his own beating death during a hazing incident a…
Teacher Accused of Ordering Students to Haze, Assault Others
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(FONTANA, Calif.) — More students than initially suspected were assaulted in a high school hazing incident in which a teacher and four students were arrested, police said Monday.Detectives in Fontana, Calif., have identified a…
New York Students Charged for Paddling Middle Schoolers
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three New York high school students face felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the alleged hazing of eighth graders in their suburban town in an annual “freshman Friday” ritual.Sean Pinson and Tristan Scragg, both 17, …
New York Students Charged for Paddling Middle Schoolers
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three New York high school students face felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the alleged hazing of eighth graders in their suburban town in an annual “freshman Friday” ritual.Sean Pinson and Tristan Scragg, both 17, …
New York Students Charged for Paddling Middle Schoolers
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three New York high school students face felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the alleged hazing of eighth graders in their suburban town in an annual “freshman Friday” ritual.Sean Pinson and Tristan Scragg, both 17, …
Hazing Assault on FAMU Drum Major Detailed in Documents
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Over 2,000 pages of evidence from the investigation into Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion’s death were released by the Florida District Attorney’s Office and they deliver a blow-by-blow of t…
FAMU Hazing Charges Expected in Drum Major’s Death
On the day Robert Champion died, he texted his parents a photograph of himself with a young boy from a children’s marching band. (Champion Family Photo)(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Criminal charges are expected to be filed Wednesday against members of the Florid…
BU Hazing: Students Bound, Covered in Fish Sauce
Thinkstock/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Five Boston University students were found bound and covered in condiments, their heads partially shaved, in the basement of a frat house Monday in Boston.Boston police arrived at the Alpha Epsilon Pi home to investig…
BU Hazing: Students Bound, Covered in Fish Sauce
Thinkstock/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Five Boston University students were found bound and covered in condiments, their heads partially shaved, in the basement of a frat house Monday in Boston.Boston police arrived at the Alpha Epsilon Pi home to investig…
Four FAMU Students Dismissed Following Hazing Arrests
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Four students have been expelled from Florida A&M University Monday after being arrested and charged with hazing offenses.The expulsions come two months after drum major Robert Champion died on a …
Four FAMU Students Dismissed Following Hazing Arrests
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Four students have been expelled from Florida A&M University Monday after being arrested and charged with hazing offenses.The expulsions come two months after drum major Robert Champion died on a …
FAMU Drum Major Targeted Because He Opposed Hazing: Lawyer
Robert Champion Sr. (L) and Pam Champion, along with their attorney. (ABC News)(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The parents of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who police believe died after a violent hazing, said Tuesday that their son may …
Sen. Gillibrand Calls for Investigation of Military Hazing, Bullying
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A senator is calling on the U.S. Defense Department to conduct a system-wide review of alleged hazing incidents in the military, after eight soldiers in Afghanistan were charged in connection with the death of …