Two S.C. wrestlers facing assault charges after shower incident

Two S.C. wrestlers facing assault charges after shower incident

Two Lexington (S.C.) High chief wrestlers face accuse stemming from an declared adventure involving a apprentice assistant in the showers afterwards practice, according to South Carolina’s WIS-TV.

A address acquired by the bounded television account base declared 18-year-old Preston Painter “five starred” the apprentice boy’s back, causing him to cry. If you’re like me and accept no clue what a “five star” is, never fear, for a anxious ancestor alerted WIS-TV as to what the kids are accomplishing these days:

“They basically try to bang you as harder as they can, because you accept 5 fingers. They wish to leave a bruise that shows the 5 fingers, appropriately it will attending like a 5 brilliant on your body.”

Lexington (S.C.) wrestlers Preston Painter, 18 (left), and Lewis Hinson, 17, face accuse stemming from an declared adventure in the locker room. (Lexington County Sheriff’s Office)

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According to the report, Hinson Lewis, 17, allegedly addled the 14-year-old victim in the aback of the leg so harder the apprentice about fell to the ground. There was no developed administration during the incident, according to WIS-TV, which cited a antecedent who anonymously questioned the school’s acknowledgment to the incident.

At atomic one ancestor believed this has been an affair for “several years,” according to the report. And a aggregation affiliate believed the behavior had developed more inappropriate. Six wrestlers and two coaches were acclimatized during the investigation, per WIS-TV.

The academy commune issued a account suggesting the adventure had been appropriately handled, aswell citation several acceptance who declared the declared advance as “horse play,” according to reports. Meanwhile, attorneys and parents for the two suspects rushed to their defense. Painter’s mother told WIS-TV she believes her son is the one getting bullied. And Painter’s defense, per a academy ability officer’s report:

“[Painter] said that all of the wrestlers get slapped actuality and there and that [the victim] was not targeted. [Painter] said that the amateur are played amid seniors and it is not just the lower classmen that get slapped.”

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