UF Frat Closed Over Veteran-Abuse Accusations
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter
GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami/AP) — A University of Florida fraternity is closing after allegations its members insulted and spit at a group of disabled military veterans at a Panama City Beach resort.
The school said Tuesday that Zeta Beta Tau fraternity's closing is effective immediately. It comes a week after the school suspended the fraternity and expelled three of its members after finding they had behaved inappropriately.
The school previously said it's charging the fraternity with obscene behavior, public intoxication, theft, causing physical or other harm, and damage to property.
The situation occurred while the fraternity and veterans with the Warrior Beach Retreat were at the Laketown Wharf Resort last weekend. The veterans were there for an annual retreat meant to honor their service, and the fraternity had a social function.
(TM and © Copyright 2015 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2015 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)