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9 men, most former students, all members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., have been indicted. Two counts each of felonious assault.

Two men were beaten during off-campus rituals in January and February. Pledges were beaten with fists, a paddle and a wire clothes hanger, said Breylon Stubbs, one of the victims.

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Indicted March 16

Michael Charles, 28

Jason Anderson, 27

Jairus Ford, 32 Jerome Justice, 28

Lavell Sharp, 25

Trey McCune, 21

Wade Hampton, 24

Edward Robertson, 28

Raheem Satterthwaite,

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Mahoning grand jury, Trey

McCune, 21 the only active

YSU student.

• Police are still looking for a

ninth man — Raheem

Satterthwaite, 22

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•Youngstown State University President Cynthia Anderson suspended the Kappa Alpha Psi

fraternity after allegations of hazing surfaced.

•"The circumstances of this case are outrageous and unconscionable and against the very fabric of

everything that Youngstown State University stands for," YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson said

at the time.

•Anderson called the case "outrageous, unconscionable and against the very fabric of everything

that Youngstown State University stands for.

•Anderson and the university have revoked Kappa Alpha Psi's charter indefinitely pending further

details

Other Kappa Alpha Psi Hazing Incidents

•The Youngstown State University case is the latest in a series of hazing incidents involving the fraternity.

•The University of Florida police department "sent 13 misdemeanor sworn complaints involving hazing allegations against the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity to the State Attorney's Office. Accusations include the paddling of pledges in a period starting nearly two years ago, according to letters from UF and the fraternity's national organization,” from Gainesville.com

•FAMU Kappa’s were the first to face charges on the felony of hazing under the new Florida Law in 2006.

•In Feb.1994, Michael Davis, a 25-year-old journalism student at Southeast Missouri State University, died of a subdural hematoma -- internal bleeding in the brain caused by a blow to the head on Feb. 15, 1994 during a Valentine's Day hazing incident. Seven young men from Kappa Alpha Psi were charged with involuntary manslaughter in his death, Cape Girardeau County reported.

•According to the Chicago Tribune, eight days later, Stephen Otey Jr., a freshman at the Southern Institute of Technology in the Atlanta came forward to say that, like Davis, he had pledged Kappa Alpha Psi, and that on Jan 27 1994 he been "beaten repeatedly by the men he thought would be his brothers." Seven Georgia Tech and Southern Tech students faced hazing and battery charges.

•March 1996, University of Pittsburgh members of Kappa Alpha Psi pledges Byron Woodson Jr. and Santana Kenner-Henderson checked themselves into Sewickley Valley Hospital,, after each withstood some 200 blows to the backside with canes during a pledging session. Santana Kenner-Henderson was hospitalized for 18 days with acute renal failure.

From DigitalJournal.com

"After I went to the hospital the first time I was instructed to wear a red "X" on my chest. That way I wouldn't be able to get struck in my chest area," Stubbs said. "They were allowed to hit me anywhere else though."

Breylon Stubbs, 22 and Resean Yancey, 20 are best friends, pledges of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and victims of the

hazing incidents at YSU.

• Stubbs said he and other pledges were at first made to attend study sessions to learn more about the fraternity and its history.

• He said the sessions progressed to nightly rituals in which he and friend and fellow pledge Resean Yancey, 20, were consistently beaten.

• “Some nights were worse than others. Some nights we got wood [paddled], and some nights we just got hit with fists,” said Stubbs.

• Stubbs said the paddling took place regularly. He said he and his friend also were subjected to full-force punches everywhere on the body and beaten with clothes hangers.

THE VICTIMS

Stubbs told the court he and Yancey were driving in a car shortly after one of the beatings, hit a pothole and Yancey started convulsing and foaming at the mouth. He then took Yancey to a hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator.

• Judge Elizabeth Kobly disagreed with the assessment of the

attorneys, sending each case to the Mahoning County grand

jury. She also continued the $50,000 bond she earlier imposed

on each of the men.

• Michael Charles, Jason Anderson, Jairus Ford and Jerome

Justice waived their right to a preliminary hearing and were sent

to the grand jury. Lavell Sharp, Trey McCune, Wade Hampton

and Edward Robertson were bound over after testimony from

one of the victims.

• Each felony count against the men carries a maximum eight-

year sentence.

CONSEQUNCES

PR Lesson Learned• YSU President, Cynthia Anderson took immediate action

• The discipline "sends a clear message across campus and the community that YSU will not tolerate such behavior and will work to ensure that any student organization or individual that participates in such behavior is removed from the university," Jack Fahey, vice president for student affairs, said in a prepared statement.

• The definition of hazing in the campus code of student conduct: "which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student" and makes it subject to disciplinary action.

• Kappa Alpha Psi will be suspended from Youngstown State University for 15 years for hazing and various other violations of the Student Code.

• The school's Student Judicial Board imposed a 10-year probation period after the suspension.

• Messages were left Friday at fraternity headquarters in Philadelphia.

FRATERNITY INFORMATIONOUR POSITION ON HAZINGIn this section you will find the fraternity's position on hazing.To report a hazing incident, please contact the following:- The university's Office of Greek Life/Office of Student Activities- Local authorities/campus police- International Headquarters - 215.228.7184The Code of Conduct and Rules of Disciplinary Procedure are on file with International Headquarters and also can be obtained by the appointed local chapter advisor.We do not have, condone or support little sister auxiliary groups (sweethearts, diamonds, kittens, etc.)Grand Board Policy on MIKs TIKs and KITTENSGB #88-05: Illegal Interest Groups & ActivitiesNPHC Joint Position StatementLawsState Hazing LawsState Hazing Laws (cont'd)

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