NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Seven students have been charged as part of an investigation into hazing on a high school football team.
Middlesex County prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said Friday night three of the students are charged with aggravated sexual assault, criminal restraint and other crimes. He said the four others are charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact and other crimes for what happened at Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin.
The students range in age from 15 to 17.
Prosecutors said six of the seven were arrested Friday night. The seventh is being sought.
The schools' superintendent cancelled the rest of the games this season. The lights at Sayreville War Memorial High football stadium stayed off and the field remained empty Friday night.
Residents describe the Sayreville borough as a hard-working, diverse place geared toward football but not football crazy. The Middlesex County borough of about 43,000 people is a great place to raise kids, which adds to the shock over the allegations, they say.