US EditionUSM, Omega Psi Phi face hazing lawsuit
- Rafeal Joseph sued the University of Mississippi, Omega Psi Phi, and others in a federal lawsuit after severe hazing incidents at Nu Eta chapter in 2022 and 2023.
- The lawsuit alleges that starting December 2022, fraternity members stole Joseph's food and money, prevented him from sleeping, threatened him, and paddled him on April 16, 2023.
- Following the paddling, Joseph required emergency surgery and a blood transfusion, and was treated for injuries including contusions to his ribs, a localized blood clot, a severe muscle compartment condition, and extensive muscle damage, ultimately needing to relearn how to walk.
- Civil Rights Attorney Bakari Sellers condemned the behavior as severe misconduct that must stop, while criticizing USM for failing to investigate or take disciplinary action against the fraternity.
- Joseph dropped out of USM due to severe emotional distress and immobility, while the fraternity declined to comment and the university was unavailable for comment.
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Student claims hazing incident at Southern Miss left him unable to walk
Student claims hazing incident at Southern Miss left him unable to walk Warning: Graphic image Below HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WLBT) – A former student at the University of Southern Mississippi has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that a hazing incident at the university left him with injuries so severe that he was unable to walk. Rafeal Joseph claims in the lawsuit that the abuse began in December of 2022, when the student pledged with USM’s Nu Eta …
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Former student sues University of Southern Mississippi and Omega Psi Phi over alleged hazing
A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the University of Mississippi and multiple other people and organizations.
USM, fraternity sued after former student injured in alleged hazing incident
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A federal lawsuit has been filed against the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity after lawyers said a former student was injured during a hazing incident. According to the lawsuit, Rafeal Joseph had to go to the emergency room twice with injuries that required one surgery and a blood transfusion. The injuries left Joseph unable to walk. Dispute leads to shooting, one injured in H…
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