The Centre County District Attorney charged 18 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity as well as the fraternity itself this morning after an almost three-month investigation. Here are the cumulative charges filed and the maximum penalty each charge carries:

Involuntary Manslaughter: Misdemeanor in the first degree. Carries a punishment of up to five years imprisonment if convicted and no more than $10,000 in fines.

Aggravated Assault: Felony in the first degree. This carries a punishment of up to 20 years imprisonment if convicted.

Simple Assault: Misdemeanor of the second degree. This carries a punishment of up to five years imprisonment if convicted.

Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence: Misdemeanor of the second degree. This carries a maximum sentence of up to two years imprisonment and no more than $5,000 in fines if convicted.

Recklessly Endangering Another Person: Misdemeanor of the second degree. This carries a maximum sentence of up to two years imprisonment and no more than $5,000 in fines if convicted.

Hazing: Misdemeanor of the third degree. This carries a maximum sentence of not more than one year imprisonment and not less than $1,000 in fines.

Furnishing Alcohol To Minors: Misdemeanor of the third degree. This charge carries a maximum penalty of a fine totaling not less than $1,000 for the first offense along with a $2,500 fine with each “subsequent violation.”

Unlawful Acts Relative To Liquor: Misdemeanor.

During her press conference, DA Stacy Parks Miller alluded to the fact that although furnishing alcohol to minors is merely a misdemeanor, it should be — and in this case, will be — looked upon by the presiding judge through a harsher lens due to the outcomes of this particular event.

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