The member had close ties to the victims and was either the last to speak to them or found their bodies, according to the lawsuit.
The parents of two college students who took their own lives in a Missouri fraternity house have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Truman State University, the fraternity and a fraternity member they claim “encouraged” their children and three others to kill themselves within the same year.
"When you’re in a Greek organization, your fraternity brothers are in a unique position of influence and trust with each other," said April Foreman, a psychologist and board member of the American Association of Suicidology, a nonprofit that advocates for suicide prevention."So it's different than another peer you know."
Three of the victims were members of the fraternity, and the two others were acquaintances of the group, according to the lawsuit.Courtesy Gorovsky Law He also gave “advice” and “step by step” directions on how to deal with issues such as depression, including “advice on how to commit suicide," according to the lawsuit.
Truman State University and Alpha Kappa Lambda were aware the students suffered from depression and were “vulnerable" because the university's counseling service was in contact with the some of the victims over missed therapy appointments, the parents claim in the document.“We strongly disagree with the allegations as stated in the lawsuit and will defend the suit vigorously," school officials said in a statement.
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