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A former Penn State University fraternity brother was sentenced Tuesday to three months of house arrest for his role inthe 2017 hazing death of 19-year-old pledge Timothy Piazza, PEOPLE confirms.
In June, Ryan Burke, 21, pleaded guilty to four counts of hazing and five counts related to unlawful acts involving liquor.
Burke is the first defendant to have his case resolved.Another 25 fraternity membershave cases pending before the court.
The other defendants face misdemeanor offenses that include hazing, recklessly endangering another person, tampering with evidence, furnishing alcohol to minors and unlawful acts relative to liquor.
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Piazza, 19, was a sophomore at Penn State at the time of his death.
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Piazza, who was an engineering student, suffered a fractured skull, a shattered spleen and other injuries after falling down head-first down a flight of stairs.
For 12 hours,an unresponsive Piazza was ignored, authorities have alleged. Police were finally called shortly before 11 a.m. the next morning.
Prosecutors did not offer Burke a plea deal.
Burke’s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.
source: people.com
