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Barr & Mudford Files High School Football Hazing Complaint; Cites Disturbing Allegations
Hat tip, the post about the militia in Shasta County
Barr & Mudford Files High School Football Hazing Complaint; Cites Disturbing Allegations
Posted on May 20, 2021 by Doni Chamberlain
Potentially damning, graphic details of alleged West Valley High School football hazing incidents were described in a comprehensive complaint filed in Shasta County Superior Court Tuesday on behalf of four former West Valley High School football players.
The students are represented by Redding law firm Barr & Mudford. (Note: Barr & Mudford is a long-time A News Cafe advertiser.)
In the complaint each minor is identified as “John Doe” – defined in the complaint as a “pseudonym utilized as privacy protection for victims of childhood sexual harassment, assault and hazing”.
A dozen specific personal injury complaints were cited, ranging from negligence, breach of mandated reporter laws and failure to supervise, to gender discrimination and a variety of civil-rights violations.
Descriptions of some of the alleged hazing abuses cited in the filed complaint included:
• ‘Tea-bagging” – where one player places his bare scrotum on another player’s face.
• Simulating sexual acts, such as “dry-humping”.
• Forced boxing matches.
• Assault with the “PIYA” stick.
The filed complaint went on to describe 22 allegations, with the 23rd being four John Doe stories about events that happened at West Valley High School, located in Cottonwood in southern Shasta County.
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Posted on May 20, 2021 by Doni Chamberlain
Potentially damning, graphic details of alleged West Valley High School football hazing incidents were described in a comprehensive complaint filed in Shasta County Superior Court Tuesday on behalf of four former West Valley High School football players.
The students are represented by Redding law firm Barr & Mudford. (Note: Barr & Mudford is a long-time A News Cafe advertiser.)
In the complaint each minor is identified as “John Doe” – defined in the complaint as a “pseudonym utilized as privacy protection for victims of childhood sexual harassment, assault and hazing”.
A dozen specific personal injury complaints were cited, ranging from negligence, breach of mandated reporter laws and failure to supervise, to gender discrimination and a variety of civil-rights violations.
Descriptions of some of the alleged hazing abuses cited in the filed complaint included:
• ‘Tea-bagging” – where one player places his bare scrotum on another player’s face.
• Simulating sexual acts, such as “dry-humping”.
• Forced boxing matches.
• Assault with the “PIYA” stick.
The filed complaint went on to describe 22 allegations, with the 23rd being four John Doe stories about events that happened at West Valley High School, located in Cottonwood in southern Shasta County.
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