Sodomy Allegations at Conestoga High School, 3 Students Charged: DA

TREDYFFRIN, PA -- Football players at Conestoga High School have been accused of sodomizing a teammate with a broomstick as part of a brutal hazing practice, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.

It was part of the team's "No Gay Thursday" tradition," the DA said, in which players allowed themselves to participate in gay activities each Thursday.

Three students have been charged with assault, among other counts, in the October 15, 2015 incident.

The accused players, all 17-years-old, allegedly held down a younger teammate who would not participate in another hazing ritual, the DA said, stripped off his underwear, and penetrated his anus with a broomstick handle in the locker room.

Coaches said they had no idea the hazing was going on, according to the DA. They were not present in the locker room during the incident.

The incident was reported in mid-Februrary, and the victim, 14, has left Conestoga High School, the DA said.

An investigation has been underway for more than a month.

The Tredyffrin-Easttown School District, of which Conestoga is a part, is expected to release a statement on Friday.

Tredyffrin-Easttown was named the best school district in America for 2016 in a ranking by Niche.com in January.

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