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Two Mothers, 16 Students Head to Court Today in Hazing Incident
Aired June 11, 2003 - 05:05 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Two mothers and 16 students head to court today to face charges in the Illinois high school hazing incident.
But as CNN's Jeff Flock reports, the hazing victims say there is no justice for them.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
QUESTION: Tom, can you say...
JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It'll be another parade of Glenbrook North seniors -- most still don't have their diplomas -- to answer why they went wild five weeks ago. Though it looked bad, 16 seniors are charged only with misdemeanors and some may plead guilty, though it is all complicated by the threat of civil suits that could be filed against them by the juniors who were hazed. No juniors were charged criminally, but they have been punished by the school for taking part.
CHERYL DAILY: Excuse my language, it's B.S.
FLOCK: Cheryl Daily (ph) is one of the group of juniors refusing to sign an agreement with the school admitting they broke school rules by participating, agreeing to no more hazing, to get counseling, be expelled if they get in trouble again and not profit from the experience.
ROLLIN SOSKIN: They're victimizing the victims. They're not punishing the victims for their own self-interest.
FLOCK: Which lawyer Rollin Soskin tells us is to make the story go away. He says the deal amounts to a false confession.
MARINA FONAREV, GLENBROOK NORTH JUNIOR: And I don't want to admit to doing something wrong, which I did nothing wrong.
FLOCK: Junior Lauren Wilner's mother tells us her daughter feels both humiliated and now attacked again.
SANDY WILNER, MOTHER: So she feels that she's being victimized by the school, as well as previously being victimized by the seniors. She, her mental status is tenuous, at best.
FLOCK: And speaking of mothers, also in court today, the two mothers charged with supplying the beer for the binge, this one accused of buying it; this one of throwing a party before the event, where the girls drank it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: And we're going to talk much more about this hazing case in our Coffee Talk segment. That happens in the next hour. Legal analyst Kendall Coffey will join us by phone live from Miami.
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Aired June 11, 2003 - 05:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Two mothers and 16 students head to court today to face charges in the Illinois high school hazing incident.
But as CNN's Jeff Flock reports, the hazing victims say there is no justice for them.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
QUESTION: Tom, can you say...
JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It'll be another parade of Glenbrook North seniors -- most still don't have their diplomas -- to answer why they went wild five weeks ago. Though it looked bad, 16 seniors are charged only with misdemeanors and some may plead guilty, though it is all complicated by the threat of civil suits that could be filed against them by the juniors who were hazed. No juniors were charged criminally, but they have been punished by the school for taking part.
CHERYL DAILY: Excuse my language, it's B.S.
FLOCK: Cheryl Daily (ph) is one of the group of juniors refusing to sign an agreement with the school admitting they broke school rules by participating, agreeing to no more hazing, to get counseling, be expelled if they get in trouble again and not profit from the experience.
ROLLIN SOSKIN: They're victimizing the victims. They're not punishing the victims for their own self-interest.
FLOCK: Which lawyer Rollin Soskin tells us is to make the story go away. He says the deal amounts to a false confession.
MARINA FONAREV, GLENBROOK NORTH JUNIOR: And I don't want to admit to doing something wrong, which I did nothing wrong.
FLOCK: Junior Lauren Wilner's mother tells us her daughter feels both humiliated and now attacked again.
SANDY WILNER, MOTHER: So she feels that she's being victimized by the school, as well as previously being victimized by the seniors. She, her mental status is tenuous, at best.
FLOCK: And speaking of mothers, also in court today, the two mothers charged with supplying the beer for the binge, this one accused of buying it; this one of throwing a party before the event, where the girls drank it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: And we're going to talk much more about this hazing case in our Coffee Talk segment. That happens in the next hour. Legal analyst Kendall Coffey will join us by phone live from Miami.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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