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03-01-2012, 01:59 PM
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120301/SPORTS08/120301019/Charges-filed-in-Lisbon-wrestling-investigation
My younger brothers will be freshmen wrasslers in a couple years. I would immediately turn into a rabid gorilla throwing AIDS infested bananas at some punks if this were to happen to one of them... (although I'm sure they will be able to defend themselves, even as Freshmen). Lately they have really started to crack down on wrestling room/locker room hazing. There was a similar case in Illinois shortly after these allegations took place.
Written by Tommy Birch
The Linn County Attorney’s Office has filed charges against four members of Lisbon High School wrestling team in connection with an investigation inappropriate and offensive physical contact against other members of the team.
According to a statement released by county attorney, senior Nathan Jubeck, 18, senior Dakota VanDyke, 18, junior Hunter Hutchison, 17, and senior Austin Edwards, 17, have been charged in connection with one of the alleged incidents involving a 15-year-old teammate.
Jubeck and VanDyke were charged with assault stemming from an alleged incicent in the shower of the locker room.
Delinquency charges of assault and harassment in the third degree have been filed in juvenile court against Hutchison and Edwards.
On Thursday, Lisbon principal Ian Dye said all four were still students at the school.
Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden did not return a message left for him Thursday.
Lisbon wrestling coach Jamie Kamberling has not responded to an email from the Register on Thursday.
According to the statement, the 15-year-old teammate reported to school officials and members of the Lisbon Police Department that a group of upperclassmen on the wrestling team had committed several offensive and abusive physical acts against him.
He reported that some members of the team had held him down while others allegedly placed their exposed genitals in his face.
The incidents allegedly took place in the Lisbon wrestling room before coaches arrived and practice began. None of the victims questioned indicated that the coaching staff had any knowledge of the incidents.
On another occasion, other wrestlers had allegedly urinated on him in the shower of the locker room after practice concluded.
The victim outlined in the report is not identified.
According to the statement, Lisbon police were able to identify at least three other victims on the wrestling team who, when questioned, reported being subjected to the same type of contact.
The families of the three requested criminal charges not be filed on their behalf, however.
In January, Lisbon police chief Rick Scott submitted simple assault charges to the Linn County Attorney’s Office for three of the school’s wrestlers.
Questions about the team and season began to arise in December when the school forfeited its meet at Maquoketa Valley on Dec. 22. A letter from the district to parents indicated the school was notified of the situation on Dec. 20.
In January, Lisbon superintendent Brad Laures said the district conducted its own investigation into the situation the school described as bullying and harassment.
Lisbon finished the season ranked No. 9 in Class 1-A.
Hutchison qualified for state in 2010 at 103 pounds but did not finish in the top eight.
My younger brothers will be freshmen wrasslers in a couple years. I would immediately turn into a rabid gorilla throwing AIDS infested bananas at some punks if this were to happen to one of them... (although I'm sure they will be able to defend themselves, even as Freshmen). Lately they have really started to crack down on wrestling room/locker room hazing. There was a similar case in Illinois shortly after these allegations took place.
Written by Tommy Birch
The Linn County Attorney’s Office has filed charges against four members of Lisbon High School wrestling team in connection with an investigation inappropriate and offensive physical contact against other members of the team.
According to a statement released by county attorney, senior Nathan Jubeck, 18, senior Dakota VanDyke, 18, junior Hunter Hutchison, 17, and senior Austin Edwards, 17, have been charged in connection with one of the alleged incidents involving a 15-year-old teammate.
Jubeck and VanDyke were charged with assault stemming from an alleged incicent in the shower of the locker room.
Delinquency charges of assault and harassment in the third degree have been filed in juvenile court against Hutchison and Edwards.
On Thursday, Lisbon principal Ian Dye said all four were still students at the school.
Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden did not return a message left for him Thursday.
Lisbon wrestling coach Jamie Kamberling has not responded to an email from the Register on Thursday.
According to the statement, the 15-year-old teammate reported to school officials and members of the Lisbon Police Department that a group of upperclassmen on the wrestling team had committed several offensive and abusive physical acts against him.
He reported that some members of the team had held him down while others allegedly placed their exposed genitals in his face.
The incidents allegedly took place in the Lisbon wrestling room before coaches arrived and practice began. None of the victims questioned indicated that the coaching staff had any knowledge of the incidents.
On another occasion, other wrestlers had allegedly urinated on him in the shower of the locker room after practice concluded.
The victim outlined in the report is not identified.
According to the statement, Lisbon police were able to identify at least three other victims on the wrestling team who, when questioned, reported being subjected to the same type of contact.
The families of the three requested criminal charges not be filed on their behalf, however.
In January, Lisbon police chief Rick Scott submitted simple assault charges to the Linn County Attorney’s Office for three of the school’s wrestlers.
Questions about the team and season began to arise in December when the school forfeited its meet at Maquoketa Valley on Dec. 22. A letter from the district to parents indicated the school was notified of the situation on Dec. 20.
In January, Lisbon superintendent Brad Laures said the district conducted its own investigation into the situation the school described as bullying and harassment.
Lisbon finished the season ranked No. 9 in Class 1-A.
Hutchison qualified for state in 2010 at 103 pounds but did not finish in the top eight.