KENT ISLAND, Md. – Five Kent Island High School lacrosse players were charged Tuesday after an apparently sexually degrading hazing incident, Queen Anne’s County State's Attorney Lance Richardson said.
This comes after critics called on school officials to impose harsher penalties.
On April 13, a sexually explicit incident involving the JV Lacrosse team was caught on camera, sparking a criminal investigation.
The video shows a screaming boy being held to the ground by teammates while at least two others appear to expose themselves and force apparently inappropriate contact to the victim's head.
On May 22, the state’s attorney filed juvenile referrals with the Department of Juvenile Services for the five players who were the alleged perpetrators. Each referral was for false imprisonment and second-degree assault.
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Shortly after the incident, the school announced the team would forfeit the rest of the 2018 season.
