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‘So, first-time rapists get a pass?’ Ex-frat president accused of sexually assaulting student AVOIDS jail & sex offender registration

 ‘So, first-time rapists get a pass?’ Ex-frat president accused of sexually assaulting student AVOIDS jail & sex offender registration
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The former president of a fraternity at Baylor University who was indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student in 2015 will likely avoid jail after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Initially charged with four counts of sexual assault, Jacob Walter Anderson, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to unlawful restraint. The plea deal means Anderson will serve three years …

Bombshell! Penn State frat suspect dodges jail over pledge’s death
College Crimes
July 31, 2018

Bombshell! Penn State frat suspect dodges jail over pledge’s death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State University fraternity member who plied a pledge with vodka the night he was fatally injured in a series of falls avoided jail time Tuesday when a judge sentenced him to three months of house arrest. Ryan Burke, the first frat brother sentenced in the case, apologized to the …

Sorority sister dies after falling out party bus window, struck by 2 cars: Police
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May 5, 2018

Sorority sister dies after falling out party bus window, struck by 2 cars: Police

A University of North Carolina fraternity was shut down Thursday, days after a 20-year-old student reportedly died when she fell out of a party bus window. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said sophomore Polly Miranda Rogers was aboard the Charlotte Party Charter bus Tuesday evening when she fell out an emergency window and was struck by two cars. WBTV …

College frat suspended for second time after more members are accused of sexually assaulting young woman: Police
College Crimes
April 25, 2018

College frat suspended for second time after more members are accused of sexually assaulting young woman: Police

Two University of Central Florida students were arrested on Tuesday after a female college student reported she was raped while attending a frat party on Saturday night. The Orlando Sentinel reports that David Anthony Kirk (pictured left), 20, and Jack Ryan Smith (pictured right), 26, are accused of sexual battery after a woman who attended a Alpha Tau …

California student fakes her own kidnapping to con parents out of $85K: Reports
College Crimes
April 9, 2018

California student fakes her own kidnapping to con parents out of $85K: Reports

A Pasadena, CA woman was taken into police custody Wednesday for allegedly sending a photo of herself bound and gagged to her parents in a fake kidnapping scheme focused on collecting cash. According to the Pasadena Star-News, Yimei Wang, 20, arranged to have a terrifying photo of herself restrained in a hotel room sent to …

Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza
College Crimes
March 28, 2018

Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza

A judge has thrown out involuntary manslaughter and some of the other most serious remaining charges against 11 of the former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year. It’s the second major blow to the prosecution’s case. District Judge Allen Sinclair on Wednesday threw out nearly 300 new or refiled …

Police probe unexplained death of star Northwestern student
College Crimes
February 28, 2018

Police probe unexplained death of star Northwestern student

A junior at Northwestern University died on Sunday of unexplained causes and police are investigating her death. The Daily Northwestern reports that Kenzie Krogh, 20, died Sunday morning at Saint Francis Hospital, where her friends brought her on Saturday when she reportedly said she wasn’t feeling well. Krogh was a junior at the School of Education and …

Drug dealer intentionally gave sorority girl deadly dose of Oxycodone: Feds
College Crimes
February 28, 2018

Drug dealer intentionally gave sorority girl deadly dose of Oxycodone: Feds

An accused drug dealer provided the Oxycodone that killed a 19-year-old University of South Carolina student, according to charges recently filed in state and federal court. According to The State, Anthony “A.J.” Hunt, 22, was charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone in connection with the death of Rachel Bandman, 19. Bandman, a public relations major and a …

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911
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January 31, 2018

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911

Authorities have released the frantic 911 calls placed by Florida State University fraternity brothers who found a pledge dead of alcohol poisoning. The calls released Tuesday provide a glimpse into the frantic scene on November 3 after members of Pi Kappa Phi found pledge Andrew Coffey, 20, unresponsive after a night of binge drinking. During the …