2 Female Cadets Said Set Afire 3 Times, Not Once
Two female Citadel cadets had nail polish poured on them and their clothes set afire not once but three times in hazing incidents in the last two months, their attorneys said Tuesday.
One woman, Jeanie Mentavlos, also was ordered to drop her pants so male cadets could remove a concealed tape recorder. She was permitted to go behind a desk to do it, they said.
Mentavlos was using the recorder because she and Kim Messer “knew no one would believe them as to the fact the line had been crossed” by male cadets at the formerly all-male state military school, said Mentavlos’ attorney, Tim Kulp.
The FBI, the Justice Department and the state Law Enforcement Division are investigating. A final report is not expected until next month, officials said.
College spokesman Terry Leedom declined comment Tuesday.
Two cadets have been suspended and five others relieved of their commands in response to the hazing allegations, first made last week.
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