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Hazing Charges

October 01, 2004 1 min read
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Nine football players at Sandwich High School in Massachusetts will face criminal charges after a hazing incident ended with one student in the hospital.

According to the Sandwich Police Department, seven students will be charged with hazing and two students will be charged with hazing, assault, and battery causing serious injury during the Sept. 14 incident. Officials with the high school could not be reached for comment.

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