Santa Ana police investigating hazing allegations involving Mater Dei water polo

Months after allegations have been made in a pupil lawsuit alleging a tradition of hazing throughout the Santa Ana Mater Dei Excessive soccer program, the varsity is going through an investigation by the Santa Ana Police Division involving allegations of hazing throughout the boys’ water polo program.

Sgt. Maria Lopez, spokeswoman for the Police Division, mentioned Friday detectives from the Particular Crimes Part have been anticipated to wrap up their investigation subsequent week. It has concerned interviewing a number of individuals. The findings will probably be forwarded to the Orange County district lawyer’s workplace to resolve whether or not prices needs to be filed.

The varsity employed a legislation agency in December to analyze its security practices underneath the previous faculty president, Walter Jenkins, following the submitting of the lawsuit in November. The brand new faculty president, Michael Brennan, mentioned in a February assertion, “That is an evaluation of Mate Dei’s tradition and never an extra investigation of the incident.”

The varsity has not supplied an replace on whether or not the evaluation has been accomplished and supplied no remark relating to the allegations involving water polo.