Carmel Conduct
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.
