The Houston Chronicle is reporting Monday that five ex-members of the Morton Ranch High School varsity cheerleader squad in Katy were given probation and won't face trial on hazing charges.
The resolution was announced by Harris County District Attorney Kenneth Magidson, the paper reported.
The five agreed to the "pretrial diversion program," a form of probation. The newspaper identified them as Kelly Buffa, 17, Kirsten Davis, 17, Madison Tanner, 17, Hannah Cochran, 18, and Meigan Goff, 18.
Two other girls, a former cheerleader and a former mascot, previously had accepted the same probation terms. The seven were accused of pushing bound and blindfolded junior varsity cheerleaders into a swimming pool in July.
-- Lance Murray
Bound & blindfolded and pushed into a pool like that!!! Those kids could have drowned. That was absolutely totally stupid. The parents of those girls should ground them for months on top of whatever legal ramifications they face. The school should strip them of cheerleader status. That is just plain ignorant & extremely dangerous.
Posted by: Lizabeth | December 28, 2008 at 10:38 AM