Attorneys said the abuse went on at school long before the boys got there. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
At Lake Zurich High School, attorneys for the two boys said the abuse was straight out of the novel "Lord of the Flies. The lawsuit alleges the two football players were abused by their teammates last fall, but the degrading hazing culture at Lake Zurich High did not start then, attorneys say.
Romanucci said the hazing goes back at least 20 years and the team routinely used sexual assault and acts of degradation to haze teammates. The suit describes a player duct-taped naked to a post and players stripped and confined in lockers naked; there are also charges of forced sexual acts, all over a year period.
Romanucci said the hazing remained quiet because of "Lord of the Flies-type tactics" such as intimidation and fear to keep them from ratting out on each other.
Romanucci suggests sexual abuse among athletes across the country probably spread because of social media. The hazing scandal at Lake Zurich High School led to the resignation of athletic director, head football coach, an assistant coach and the dean of students. Carrie Goldman, who has written a book on bullying, told CBS 2 adults have to convince the young leaders of a team that such hazing is unacceptable.
