Black Cornell Student Dies from Hazing Incident

The student, an immigrant from Haiti, died of alcohol poisoning during a hazing incident. He was a student at Cornell and a member of a fraternity there.

Brooklyn, New York (PRWEB) June 28, 2011
Marie Lourdes André, the mother of deceased Cornell University student George Desdunes, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Kings County, New York, against Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (“SAE”), its officers and members (case no.500460/2011). The suit seeks to hold SAE, its chapter officers and members responsible for his death by hazing as that term is defined generally, under the laws of the State of New York, and the Guidebook of Rights, Responsibilities, Requirements and Resources (the “Guidebook”) of Cornell University.
The lawsuit alleges that early in the morning of February 25, 2011, George, of Brooklyn, New York, was kidnapped by fraternity pledges of SAE as part of a long-standing fraternity ritual. The lawsuit goes onto allege that the pledges bound George at his wrists and ankles with zip ties and duct tape. According to court documents, the pledges quizzed George about SAE and compelled him to consume alcohol until he lost consciousness and passed out numerous times. He required prompt, emergency medical treatment. Instead, the lawsuit alleges SAE pledges and members took him to the fraternity house, still bound at the wrists and ankles, and dumped him on a couch where he was left to die.

Video about the incident: http://news.yahoo.com/video/newyork...claiming-son-was-hazed-to-death-25776993.html