警方回应匿名举报后展开调查警方接到匿名举报，称威斯康星州麦迪逊市的一个兄弟会存在欺凌行为。当他们赶到现场时，发现大约30名年轻人只穿着部分衣物，被关在闷热的地下室里；他们的身上沾满了食物残渣、调味品及其他液体，其中多人有遭受身体虐待的痕迹。
Police responding to an anonymous hazing tip at a fraternity in Madison, Wisconsin, found roughly 30 partially clothed young men packed inside a sweltering basement, covered in food, condiments and other liquids – with several showing signs of being physically assaulted, authorities said.
麦迪逊警察局表示，周三晚上8点20分左右，警员被派往位于兰登街（Langdon Street）的Alpha Epsilon Pi（AEPi）兄弟会会所。地下室的温度被调至81华氏度（约27摄氏度），导致室内环境极其闷热潮湿。
The Madison Police Department said officers were dispatched to the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) house along Langdon Street around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, where a thermostat in the basement was set to 81 degrees, creating hot and humid conditions. The vast majority of those inside were 18 years old, police said. Officers declared the gathering unlawful before escorting everyone outside and checking the pledges for injuries and incapacitation.
警方称，地下室内的年轻人大多年龄在18岁左右。警员宣布此次聚会属于非法活动，随后将所有人带出地下室，并检查他们的身体状况（是否有受伤或昏迷的情况）。
MIAMI SECRET SERVICE AGENT CHARGED IN NEAR-DEADLY FRATERNITY HAZING, OFFICIALS SAY Police said the chapter is not recognized or accredited by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was terminated by the university more than a decade ago. Alpha Epsilon Pi's national organization, however, told Fox News Digital it still recognizes the Madison chapter.
迈阿密特工涉嫌参与致命性欺凌事件官方称，该兄弟会并未获得威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的认可或授权，早在十多年前就被该校正式取缔。不过，Alpha Epsilon Pi的全国组织向Fox News Digital表示他们仍承认该麦迪逊分会的存在。
Madison Police Capt. Kipp Hartman said Thursday that he observed what appeared to be fresh redness and marks potentially consistent with being struck, but did not see any open wounds. FORMER MICHIGAN HOCKEY PLAYERS ALLEGE COACHES IGNORED YEARS OF ABUSIVE HAZING RITUALS Hartman added that he was not aware of anyone being transported for medical treatment.
麦迪逊警察局局长基普·哈特曼（Kipp Hartman）表示，他观察到一些疑似被打后的红肿痕迹，但并未发现任何开放性伤口。
Police said fraternity president Brayden J. Klein and vice president Samuel N. Vane, both 20, were arrested on hazing and disorderly conduct allegations and taken to the Dane County Jail.
前密歇根冰球运动员指控教练长期存在虐待行为哈特曼还指出，他并未收到任何关于有人被送往医院接受治疗的报告。
PENN STATE COCAINE BUST NETS 14 ARRESTS OVER ALLEGED PLEDGE COKE-CUTTING ‘INDOCTRINATION' RITUALS Hartman said both alleged offenses are misdemeanors and the Dane County District Attorney's Office will review the case.
宾夕法尼亚州警方破获可卡因相关案件，逮捕14人警方称，这些嫌疑人涉嫌参与强迫新成员吸食可卡因的虐待性仪式。哈特曼表示，这两项指控均属于轻罪，案件将由戴恩县地方检察官办公室进一步处理。
Investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened inside the house, and Hartman said officers encountered inconsistencies while interviewing those who were there. "We had limited cooperation," Hartman said.
调查人员仍在努力确定屋内究竟发生了什么，哈特曼表示，警方在询问在场人员时发现了不一致之处。“我们得到的配合有限，”哈特曼说。
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关注福克斯真实犯罪团队 警方从在场人员处获取了陈述，但哈特曼表示，有些陈述“与其他所有人的陈述不一致”，这引起了调查人员的担忧。
The incident came during rush week at UW-Madison. Hartman said he believes everyone involved was a university student.
事发正值威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的迎新周。哈特曼表示，他认为所有涉事人员均为该校学生。
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提供线索 “AEPi总部极其重视涉及威斯康星州麦迪逊Pi分会的指控，”皮尔斯在声明中说。“我们将全力配合调查此事的当局。”
Pierce said any member found responsible for criminal conduct would be expelled and that AEPi would support prosecution.
皮尔斯表示，任何被认定犯有刑事行为的成员将被开除，AEPi将支持起诉。
"Hazing is a betrayal of everything our fraternity stands for. There is no place for it in AEPi," the statement read. "No exceptions. No excuses. We educate our members about their responsibility to ‘Be Your Brothers’ Keeper.’ This is not an optional value."
“欺凌行径背叛了我们兄弟会所代表的一切。AEPi绝不容忍欺凌，”声明写道。“没有例外。没有借口。我们教育成员履行‘做你兄弟的守护者’的责任。这不是可选的价值观。”
"Hazing is a betrayal of everything our fraternity stands for. There is no place for it in AEPi," the statement read. "No exceptions. No excuses. We educate our members about their responsibility to ‘Be Your Brothers’ Keeper.’ This is not an optional value."
声明随后写道，“任何从事欺凌行为者均丧失为AEPi兄弟的资格。” 福克斯新闻数字版还联系了威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校和该兄弟会当地分会置评。
GET BREAKING NEWS BY The statement later read, "Anyone who engages in hazing forfeits the privilege of being an AEPi brother." Fox News Digital also reached out to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the fraternity's local chapter for comment.