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11 more arraigned in hazing death of Baruch College student

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Eleven more young men were set to be arraigned in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Thursday in the hazing death of Baruch College fraternity pledge Michael Deng, officials said.

Jimmy Mei, Woo Cho, Jimson Cheong, Jonathan Yu, Julio Hewu, Justin Shen, Ka-Wing Yuen, Michael Chin, Norman Chuk, Peng Wang and Ronald Chu were all schedule​d on hazing, conspiracy and hindering​ prosecution​ charges in Pocono Pines, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police Chief Chris Wagner.

In total, 37 ​are expected to be charged in connection with the Dec. 8, 2013, death of Deng, a 19-year-old​ ​pledging Pi Delta Psi.

Deng was brutally beaten during a hazing ritual at a rented home in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County prosecutors said.

He was knocked out and frat members didn’t take him to a hospital for an hour, police said.

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Valentine Belue

Update: 2024-08-03