Crime & Safety
Middle-Aged Bed-Stuy Man Paddled In Fraternity Hazing, Cops Say
A 45-year-old fraternity pledge said he was paddled about 200 times in a Bed-Stuy brownstone, according to police.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A 45-year-old man told police he'd been paddled 200 times as part of a Brooklyn hazing ritual.
Tory Gates, 45, said he was hoping to pledge Omega Psi Phi, a college fraternity, inside a Marion Street brownstone on Dec. 7 when he was blindfolded and beaten, police said.
The painful pledging process left the 45-year-old bruised enough to merit a trip to Mount Sinai Hospital and a call to police, the New York Post reported.
Find out what's happening in Bed-Stuyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Omega Psi Phi is an international fraternal organization founded at Howard University with district offices based in Brooklyn, according to the Omega Psi Phi website.
Omega Psi Phi's Brooklyn branch did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.
Find out what's happening in Bed-Stuyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
