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Nesi, C. (2026, September 25). Frat leaders arrested after cops found dozens of nearly-naked teens in dingy basement in suspected hazing incident. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/frat-leaders-arrested-after-cops-found-dozens-of-nearly-naked-teens-in-dingy-basement-in-suspected-hazing-incident/
Nesi, Chris. “Frat leaders arrested after cops found dozens of nearly-naked teens in dingy basement in suspected hazing incident.” New York Post, 25 Sept. 2026, https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/frat-leaders-arrested-after-cops-found-dozens-of-nearly-naked-teens-in-dingy-basement-in-suspected-hazing-incident/.
Nesi, Chris. “Frat leaders arrested after cops found dozens of nearly-naked teens in dingy basement in suspected hazing incident.” New York Post, September 25, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/frat-leaders-arrested-after-cops-found-dozens-of-nearly-naked-teens-in-dingy-basement-in-suspected-hazing-incident/.
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On Wednesday night around 8:20 p.m., Madison police raided an off-campus fraternity house of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) based on an anonymous tip. They found approximately 30 partially-clothed teenagers, mostly aged 18, covered in food and condiments, huddled together in a dingy, overheated basement set at a sweltering 81 degrees. Some pledges showed signs of physical assault.
The house belonged to an unrecognized and unaccredited student organization that had been terminated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison) over a decade ago but continued operating unofficially since then. Fraternity president Brayden J. Klein, 20, and vice president Samuel N. Vane, also 20, were arrested for misdemeanor hazing and disorderly conduct.
Both UW-Madison and the Madison Police Department are conducting separate investigations into the incident, with university officials stating they will impose sanctions ranging from reprimands to expulsion on any students found to have violated laws or policies.
