Former Francis Marion student wins $1.6 million in hazing suit
By Chris Winston, The State (Columbia, S.C.) | |
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"Hazing is an injustice to all of us and I hope my case raises awareness about hazing and prevents others from being victimized," McElveen said in a press release.
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"The jury rejected the idea that victims are to blame in hazing cases," McLeod said in the release. "I hope their verdict makes college students think twice before they brutally, physically haze innocent students. Hazing and bullying has no place in our schools or universities."
McElveen claimed in the suit that he was seriously and permanently injured
The lawsuit claimed that the final night of initiation was the culmination of a pattern of hazing that included McElveen being forced to eat unidentified foods, being blindfolded and driven off campus, wearing the same dirty clothes each night and being deprived of sleep.
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