Indiana

Carmel Conduct

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Like a lot of you,  I’m trying to get my arms around the hazing regarding a Carmel  student athlete.   Obviously, we’re limited by the facts that can be confirmed, but what I was interesting was one of the pending charges.

According to the police report, one of the offenses was criminal deviate sexual conduct, IC 35-42-4-2.   I checked the statutes and here’s the full definition…

IC 35-42-4-2
Criminal deviate conduct
Sec. 2. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally causes another person to perform or submit to deviate sexual conduct when:
(1) the other person is compelled by force or imminent threat of force;
(2) the other person is unaware that the conduct is occurring; or
(3) the other person is so mentally disabled or deficient that consent to the conduct cannot be given;
commits criminal deviate conduct, a Class B felony.

Here’s the definition of deviate sexual conduct…

IC 35-41-1-9
“Deviate sexual conduct” defined
Sec. 9. “Deviate sexual conduct” means an act involving:
(1) a sex organ of one person and the mouth or anus of another person; or
(2) the penetration of the sex organ or anus of a person by an object.

These charges take this whole matter to an entire different level.  What makes matters worse is that there were reportedly two 10-minute assaults and there were three coaches on the bus when it allegedly occurred.

This is not going to end well.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on February 26, 2010 (boomark / email).