The first of 37 defendants pled guilty to charges related to the 2013 hazing death of a Baruch College student in Pennsylvania.
Former Baruch College student Chun “Michael” Deng, 19, died of head injuries during a hazing ritual known as “the glass ceiling” at a rented home in the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania.
The death sparked an investigation that revealed a fraternity hazing ritual among members of the school’s Pi Delta Psi chapter.
On Tuesday, 25-year-old Ka-Wing Yuen pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to hinder apprehension by evidence tampering and conspiracy to commit hazing. The former charge is a third degree felony that could lead to prison time, according to reuters.com.
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During the ritual, fraternity member shoved and threw Deng as he walked blindfolded through a line of them with a 30 pound backpack on.
A total of 36 other members of the Asian-American fraternity are listed as defendants in the case, although only five of the remaining defendants face more serious third-degree murder charges.
The three other felony charges Yuen faced were dropped.
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