Some Sayreville HS football players go before judge in hazing case

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (WABC) -- Some of the seven Sayreville High School football players charged with hazing faced a judge Tuesday.

The teens made their first court appearance at family court in New Brunswick.

The accused are between 15 and 17 years old, and have not been identified.

The Sayreville Superintendent has cancelled the remainder of the football season as the investigation unfolds.

The seven accused students have been suspended from school. The football season is over, but this could put the school's entire athletic program in jeopardy. School officials will also be checking on all after-school activities to make sure bullying is not taking place.

According to the complaint, on various dates between Sept. 19 and Sept. 29 one or more of the juvenile defendants either held the victims against their will, while other juvenile defendants improperly touched the juvenile victims in a sexual manner.

It also is charged that in one instance, one of the juvenile victims was kicked during an attack.

Those charged have not been identified due to being underage.