5 Wheaton College Football Players Face Hazing-Related Felony Charges

5 Wheaton College Football Players Face Hazing-Related Felony Charges

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Five football players at suburban Wheaton college are facing felony charges related to hazing of a teammate. The students at the Christian school are accused of kidnapping a fellow player, wrapping him in duct tape, and trying to sodomize him, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. This afternoon on campus some students said they felt like the hazing was an isolated incident, and that the college had been unfairly maligned. But other students said that they now felt less safe on campus.