2026年9月25日 / 美国东部时间上午8:52 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
作者：凯瑞·布林（Kerry Breen）
凯瑞·布林是CBSNews.com的新闻编辑，毕业于纽约大学阿瑟·L·卡特新闻学院，此前曾在NBC新闻《今日数字》栏目任职。她负责报道时事、突发新闻以及包括物质滥用在内的相关议题。
警方接到报警后到场处理一起涉嫌虐待新人的事件，现场发现二十多名年轻男子半裸且浑身沾满液体，其中部分人受伤。两名20岁男子因此被捕。
麦迪逊警察局表示，他们接到匿名举报，称未经认证的阿尔法·埃普西隆·派（Alpha Epsilon Pi）兄弟会发生了相关活动。警方抵达该兄弟会会所后，在地下室发现约30名“半裸男性，身上沾满食物、调味品和其他液体”。警方称，该房间的恒温器被调至81华氏度。
警方表示，其中几名男子身上有“明显与遭受虐待相符的伤痕”。
警方称，这些人中“绝大多数”年龄为18岁。
一张打码处理了男子面部的照片显示，这群人身处一间墙面发黑的脏乱房间内，一件家具上绘有阿尔法·埃普西隆·派的标识字样。
警方确认被捕的两人为布雷登·J·克莱因（Brayden J. Klein）和塞缪尔·N·范（Samuel N. Vane），二人因虐待新人行为和扰乱公共秩序被逮捕，现已被押往戴恩县监狱。麦迪逊警察局表示，该兄弟会的主席和副会长当时在场并向出警警员做了陈述，但未明确克莱因和范是否担任上述职务。
地下室的男子被带到室外，警方对他们是否失去行为能力以及伤情进行了检查。
“其中几名男子身上有明显与遭受人身攻击相符的伤痕，”警方说道。
未宣布与该事件相关的其他指控。调查仍在进行中，警方呼吁知情人士与麦迪逊警察局联系。
警方和校方表示，阿尔法·埃普西隆·派是威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的一个未被认可、未获认证的学生组织。校方在一份声明中称，由于该分会仍获得阿尔法·埃普西隆·派全国总部的认可，因此它作为一个独立的兄弟会分会合法运作。
阿尔法·埃普西隆·派全国总部的一名发言人表示，他们对麦迪逊分会的相关指控“高度重视”。这位发言人说，该全国组织计划“全力配合”调查，任何被认定存在犯罪行为的成员都将被逐出该组织。
“虐待新人的行为违背了我们兄弟会的一切宗旨，”这位发言人说道。“这种行为在阿尔法·埃普西隆·派没有容身之地，没有例外，也没有借口。我们会教育成员履行‘做兄弟的守护者’的责任。这不是一项可选的价值观，而是会员身份的基本要求。任何参与虐待新人行为的人都将丧失作为阿尔法·埃普西隆·派兄弟的资格。”
威斯康星大学表示，他们也正在根据学校的非学术违纪程序对该事件展开调查。校方工作人员正在为受影响的学生提供支持。
麦迪逊警察局表示，任何在希腊字母社团招新过程中安全受到威胁的人都应联系执法部门。
Wisconsin police find dozens of partially clothed men in frat house basement in alleged hazing incident
September 25, 2026 / 8:52 AM EDT / CBS News
By Kerry Breen
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University’s Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News’ TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
Two 20-year-olds were arrested after police were called to the scene of an alleged hazing incident where over two dozen young men were partially clothed and covered in liquids. Some of them were injured, police said.
The Madison Police Department said they received an anonymous tip about an event at the unaccredited Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. When they arrived at the house, they found about 30 “partially clothed males covered in food, condiments and other liquids” in the basement. The room’s thermostat was set to 81 degrees, police said.
Several of the men had “visible injuries consistent with being abused,” police said.
The “vast majority” of the men were 18, police said.
A photo with the men’s faces redacted shows the group in a dirty space with black walls and the Alpha Epsilon Pi letters painted on a piece of furniture.
An image of alleged hazing victims in the basement of an unaccredited frat house. Madison Police Department
Two people, identified by police as Brayden J. Klein and Samuel N. Vane, were arrested for hazing and disorderly conduct and taken to the Dane County Jail. The Madison Police Department said that the president and vice president of the fraternity were present and spoke to responding officers, but did not specify if Klein and Vane held those titles.
The men in the basement were escorted outside and checked for incapacitation and injuries.
“Several of these men had visible injuries consistent with being physically assaulted,” police said.
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No other charges have been announced in relation to the incident. An investigation remains ongoing, and those with information are asked to contact the Madison Police Department.
Alpha Epsilon Pi is an unrecognized and unaccredited student organization at the University of Wisconsin, police and the school said. The school said in a statement that because the chapter is still recognized by the national Alpha Epsilon Pi organization, it is legally allowed to operate as an unaffiliated fraternity chapter.
A spokesperson for the Alpha Epsilon Pi Headquarters said it takes the allegations concerning the Madison chapter “extremely seriously.” The national organization plans to “cooperate fully” with the investigation, the spokesperson said, and members found responsible for criminal conduct will be expelled from the organization.
“Hazing is a betrayal of everything our fraternity stands for,” the spokeperson said.” There is no place for it in AEPi. No exceptions. No excuses. We educate our members about their responsibility to ‘Be Your Brothers’ Keeper.’ This is not an optional value. It is a fundamental expectation of membership. Anyone who engages in hazing forfeits the privilege of being an AEPi brother.”
The University of Wisconsin said it is also investigating the incident as it relates to its nonacademic misconduct process. Campus officials are providing support to affected students.
The Madison Police Department said that anyone whose safety is jeopardized during the Greek life recruitment process should contact authorities.
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