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Penn State Fraternity Brother Pleads Guilty to Hazing and Other Charges in Piazza Case

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that one of the fraternity brothers charged in the 2017 hazing death of Penn State student Tim Piazza has pleaded guilty to four counts of hazing and five counts relating to unlawful acts involving liquor in Centre County Court.

The action marks the first guilty plea entered in the case involving 26 defendants.

In November of 2017, Ryan Burke was first charged in the hazing death case by the Centre County District Attorney’s Office, along with numerous other defendants from the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.  The case was referred to the Office of Attorney General Shapiro in January.

Today, Burke, 21, admitted his role in the hazing of Tim Piazza, which included being present for and actively encouraging a gauntlet of drinking games and an obstacle course involving Piazza and other pledges.

After a night of drinking at the fraternity house, Piazza suffered a fall down basement steps that proved fatal. Piazza died Feb. 4, 2017.

“Tim Piazza’s death was a terrible tragedy,” said Shapiro. “Today marks the first guilty plea by a defendant in this case.

“My office is committed to seeking justice on behalf of Tim Piazza and his family and holding every responsible individual accountable for their actions, consistent with the law and the evidence in this case.”

During the gauntlet, Burke and his fraternity brothers pushed, served and poured drinks onto pledges as they ran through the obstacle course.

Following the gauntlet, Burke walked around with a bottle of vodka and made underage fraternity pledges, including Piazza, drink from it.

Burke entered his plea today before Centre County Common Pleas Judge Brian Marshall.

Others charged in connection with Piazza’s death are at various stages in the legal process. Sentencing for Burke is scheduled for July 31. The case was prosecuted by Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Zarallo.

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