Parents of Penn State student killed in America’s most shocking hazing death speak out – as two frat leaders learn their fate

Two Penn State students who organized the hazing that killed New Jersey freshman Timothy Piazza have been sentenced to up to four months in prison.

Beta Theta Pi President Brendan Young, 28, and Vice President Daniel Casey, 27, pleaded guilty in July to 15 counts of hazing and reckless endangerment.

On Tuesday, the duo learned their fate in Center County Court in Pennsylvania. They were each sentenced to two to four months in prison and are eligible for work release.

After their release, they will both receive three years’ probation and full community service.

Timothy’s father, Jim, told DailyMail.com after the verdict was handed down that he does not believe Young or Casey showed “real remorse.”

“But let’s see what their future actions are,” he said.

Beta Theta Pi President Brendan Young pleaded guilty to fourteen counts of hazing and a single count of reckless endangerment

“The defendants and their counsel went from more than seven years of victim blaming to now calling themselves victims of a broken culture and blaming the system for their poor decisions and behavior.

“Counsel felt it was more relevant to talk about the pain they, the defendants, have endured than to unapologetically accept their responsibility for Tim’s death.”

The duo was in charge of the frat when it organized the drinking obstacle course in February 2017, which left 19-year-old Piazza dead from a traumatic brain injury.

The engineering student drank 18 drinks in 90 minutes and was knocked unconscious after falling 15 feet down a flight of stairs, but it took more than 12 hours before the alarm was raised.

Jim acknowledged that there are “no winners” in such a tragic case, but expressed disappointment at an initial decision to dismiss a number of more serious charges, including manslaughter.

Young and his vice president Daniel Casey (pictured) were originally indicted on more than 200 charges, including involuntary manslaughter

As a result, the charges the duo pleaded guilty to were minor crimes and limited potential reasonable sentencing options.

“I believe that, given the remaining charges with which Judge Marshall had to work, his post-conviction statements regarding the defendants’ lack of leadership and his sentencing generally were well reasoned and fair.

“Hopefully this conviction makes it clear that putting someone to death and hazing in general is not acceptable in Center County or the state of Pennsylvania, especially with the new Timothy J Piazza Hazing law.”

The new law was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week and established stricter penalties for hazing.

Schools must now enforce anti-hazing policies as part of the legislation, and this is now the case crimes for serious injuries or deaths caused by hazing.

Piazza’s parents have spoken to thousands of students on college campuses across the country in an effort to end hazing, and Penn State permanently banned Beta Theta Pi shortly after their son’s death, accusing the company of a ” persistent pattern’ of excessive alcohol, drug and drug use. hazing.

In total, more than 1,000 charges have been filed against 18 members in the largest criminal indictment against a fraternity and its members in U.S. history.

In total, more than 1,000 charges have been filed against 18 members of the Beta Theta Pi house (pictured) in the largest criminal indictment against a fraternity and its members in U.S. history.

Video played in court showed Piazza collapsed just before 11:30 p.m., but no one came to his aid

“There should be no discussion of this case without acknowledging the tragic loss of life and resulting devastation to Mr. Piazza’s family and friends,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said.

On February 2, fourteen pledges were taken to the dorm, where they were instructed to drink repeated shots of vodka before performing a “gauntlet” while drinking beer and wine and playing beer pong.

Video played in court showed Piazza collapsed just before 11:30 p.m., but no one came to his aid.

He was then seen repeatedly collapsing while trying to crawl, rolling on the floor, vomiting in his sleep, and drifting in and out of consciousness over the next eight hours.

As the hours passed, he was body-slammed against a bench by a fraternity member, had a beer or several beers dumped on him by another member, and later lay in a coma as a young man dragged his shoes to the visible drunk student threw.

Some students had already left for class when Piazza was carried to a bench just after 10 a.m., but it took another 45 minutes before 911 was called.

Parents Evelyn Piazza (left) and Jim Piazza (right) have spoken to thousands of students on college campuses across the country in an effort to end hazing