SUNY Geneseo Volleyball Players Accept Plea Agreement in Hazing Case

Members of SUNY Geneseo's volleyball team have accepted a plea agreement for a hazing incident that resulted in their season being canceled.

According to published reports, eight students appeared were in Geneseo Village Court Tuesday to accept the plea terms from a judge who called their actions “degrading and life-threatening.”

Eleven current and former members of the women’s volleyball team were charged with hazing six freshmen teammates during an off-campus party in September. Police say the freshmen were handcuffed, blindfolded and forced to drink large amounts of vodka.

The three students who did not appear in court Tuesday will also be offered the plea agreement. The agreement includes an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, two speaking engagements at a local high school and community service.