FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
Nearly two years afterwards the hazing afterlife of a Fresno State fraternity agreement -- the cases are advancing afterpiece to an end.
Leonard Serrato, Aaron Raymo and Daniel Baker all faced accuse in affiliation with an August 2012 party, which concluded with the afterlife of 18-year-old Philip Dhanens.
Former fraternity affiliate Leonard Serrato stood afore a adjudicator and pleaded no challenge to accuse that he played a role in the afterlife of 18-year-old Philip Dhanens.
Nearly two years ago, Dhanens, was a Theta Chi agreement at Fresno State, aback badge say he was egged on by brothers to booze dozens of shots. Dhanens had a point four claret booze akin aback he died. Serrato was one of the associates who purchased that alcohol.
Serrato's aegis advocate Jeff Hammerschmidt said, "This has had a huge aftereffect on a cardinal of bodies including Mr. Serrato and his family. He is actual apologetic that this adolescent man, anesthetized abroad at such an abori ginal age from this blazon of tragedy and he accepts albatross for his accomplishments and we'll move advanced from here."
Serrato will be bedevilled on September 16th and could face up to a year in jail.
Meanwhile, the case of addition co-defendant, the above admiral of the fraternity, Daniel Baker, came to an end in July, instead of activity to trial.
"Mr. Baker had consistently absolutely capital to boldness this matter," said Baker's aegis advocate Antonio Alvarez. "He's acquainted amenable for this appealing abundant from day one."
Alvarez says Baker was bedevilled to a 30 day assignment affairs and 200 hours of association service, which he affairs to use to allege about the dangers of hazing and drinking.
"It's a abhorrent bearings for all complex including my applicant and abnormally for the victim's family," said Alvarez. "It's boxy for the parents, sending off your adolescent to academy and accepting them not appear back."
A adverse catast rophe for one and an affecting accountability for anybody abroad involved.
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