Three teenagers from the junior-varsity soccer crew at James Madison High School in Brooklyn have reportedly been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing their teammate this week.
The accused, two 14-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy, had been on the centre of an obvious hazing incident that happened in a locker room on faculty grounds in Midwood on Wednesday, round 5:20 pm after the crew was left unsupervised. Per The New York Post’s unique report on Saturday, October 19 (US time), the teenager trio allegedly forcefully pulled off their fellow 14-year-old teammate’s garments and touched his “non-public space,” the NYPD and sources revealed.
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3 teenagers arrested and charged after sexually abusing their fellow highschool JV soccer teammate
The three teenagers allegedly answerable for the assault on their highschool soccer teammate had been charged with forcible touching and illegal imprisonment. Department of Education officers visited the varsity amid the continued investigation.
Consequently, the junior varsity soccer season has been cancelled. James Madison High School’s Golden Knights crew was slated to go up towards South Shore High School’s JB crew on Sunday, October 20. However, the Public Schools Athletic League web site now notes that the sport has been forfeited early.
Amid the investigation, mother and father are equally in unknown territory. “I don’t actually know what’s happening, and so they’re not telling me,” a crew participant’s mom informed the outlet.
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Other scandals connected to the NYC highschool
The stunning improvement follows over a yr after an enraged former James Madison boys’ soccer JV coach, Nicholas Nugents, allegedly smashed 14-year-old Shayson Willock’s head right into a wall a number of instances in September 2023 after he dozed off throughout a crew video evaluate.
The coach was charged with a number of counts of felony assault, endangering the welfare of a kid, harassment and menacing. Willock is claimed to have misplaced consciousness and wanted six staples in his cranium after the disturbingly bloody incident. This case is ongoing in addition to the boy’s mother sued the previous coach and town for $2.5 million in August 2024.
The boys’ JV crew is presently headed by Coach Jamil Thomas.
In addition to those unsettling circumstances, James Madison High School is not any stranger to creating headlines for its academics being embroiled in unsavoury scandals.