7/27/15
by News Department on 07/27/15Three Marian High School football players are facing assault-related charges stemming from alleged bullying incidents that took place late last year.
The victim is a 14-year-old Lehighton boy who was a member of the Marian High School football team in 2014. The boy described various forms of abuse to his mother that took place mostly in the locker room of the school.
Rush Township Police Sgt. Duane Frederick confirmed Friday that harassment charges were filed in the office of District Justice Stephen Bayer against two Marian students, both minors. Meanwhile, a third Marian student, also a minor, will face misdemeanor assault charges in Schuylkill County Juvenile Court.
District Justice Bayer acknowledged that charges were filed in his office regarding the minors and noted the files are sealed. Their names are not being released by authorities.
