Four were charged, including a current Penn State criminal justice major.
Former captains Reed H. Witkoski, 21, and Damon D. Dowkus, 21, both of Kulpmont, pleaded no contest Monday in Northumberland County court to charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and hazing.
He can have his record cleared if he successfully completes the program that includes 20 hours of community service. At halftime, everyone was told to go to the garage where, according to Sembrot, they were told to drop their pants. Punks, which are smoldering sticks used to light fireworks, and sparklers were used to burn them on their buttocks causing pain and scarring, he said.Witkoski, a criminal justice major at Penn State, Dowkus, a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Owens, a young father, accepted responsibility for their actions and apologized to the victims, school and their parents.
“Words like brotherhood, tradition and loyalty were often spoken with reverence and the team’s influence could be felt throughout our community. “Over the past two years, not one person has sincerely reached out to me with an apology or a kind word.” He praised the attorney general’s office for addressing cases of hazing, bullying and abuse across the state.
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