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Editorial: Watch this breaking story closely: Ellsinore (MO.) school officials want to discuss a possible crime of sexual hazing–but they are doing it BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Our view: look to Sunday’s articles about sexual hazing allegations in Oregon and Michigan to see how schools and local police should handle such allegations. Open that meeting to the press and public.

June 26, 2007 By Hank Nuwer Leave a Comment

All: no one knows exactly what happened to an Ellsinore, Missouri group of juvenile basketball rookies, but the below article from a local implies it may have been very bad. No one knows exactly how many sexual assaults occur in high school sports, often because cases like this are discussed behind school board meeting closed doors.

See Sunday’s articles on hazings in Oregon and Michigan to know that these kinds of cases can be considered serious crimes–if indeed that is what occurred at an Arkansas college where camp was held. We hope local citizens and thhis newspaper make school officials and police aware of how these cases are handled outside of Elsinore, Missouri. -Moderator
Here is the story link and excerpt:

Link to story and excerpt

[Moderator. Police and School officials say they cannot talk. That’s not entirely true–see stories posted Sunday about teams in Oregon and Michigan involving juveniles.]

By: CJ Cassidy

ELLSINORE, Mo. – …The players in question are from the East Carter County School District in Ellsinore.

The four day camp took place in early June at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas.

School leaders and police can’t talk about the actual allegations because they involve juveniles.

People in town say some older players attacked younger players, and some of the alleged acts are so sickening, they just can’t talk about them.

“I heard there was pretty bad abuse sexual abuse,” said Cindy Walters of Ellsinore.

Talk about those allegations at the Corner Café are hush hush.

No one seems to want to take a side or figure out if any ugliness could really exist in their town. After all, the Corner Café is where the Carter County Redbirds flock to celebrate their victories.

“I’ve never seen nothing like this had some bad things happen in this town, but not to children,” said Shirley Woods.

“It involves a lot of people everybody’s related to, or something with that many boys,” Walters said.

“We had 22 players that attended the camp,” Superintendent Tim Hager said. He can’t tell us much more, because the players in question are so young, ranging in age from 13 to 16.

“This was really from what I gather a hazing episode that maybe went to far allegedly,” Hager said.

Investigators say they don’t know if any sexual abuse took place between any players, but they are investigating allegations of abuse.

Folks in Ellsinore who say they spend hours cheering on basketball players to victory hope the alleged victims now have the courage to go up against their alleged attackers.

“Kids are afraid, once everybody finds out other kids are going to make fun of them kids can be cruel,” Walters said.

Folks in town say parents of alleged victims met on Monday.

They’re expected to attend a school board meeting but the Superintendent said he will only discuss the issue in an executive session with other teachers afterward.

Meanwhile, school leaders cancelled a similar basketball camp this week.

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