A South Carolina college is refusing comment over what led to an entire cheerleading team being suspended during investigations into allegations that members of the squad worked as strippers and escorts.
That silence has helped feed local speculation about what exactly and where exactly members of Coastal Carolina University’s now-suspended cheerleading squad were engaged in the alleged activities. There usually are 15-18 members of the squad.
The uproar began March 8 when an anonymous letter was sent to the 10,000-student university in Conway, near Myrtle Beach.
The letter said some of the girls worked for escort services and were paid between $100 and $1,500 per date, according to The Sun News.
“I am writing you today to file an official complaint against the Coastal Carolina University Cheerleading Team and to insist that punitive action be taken against the team,” the letter says. “These problems are not new they have been going on for quite some time. The coaches were only a small part of the problem.”
“[A]s you will see in the information I’ve provided for you there are some serious issues going on at CCU in the Cheerleading Program,” the informant continues. “There is a rampant use of alcohol, drugs, binge drinking, using fake ID’s, being busted by cops at parties for underage drinking, stripping at the male strip clubs, prostitution, the girls that are stripping try to recruit new girls when they join the cheerleading team to strip at the strip club, veterans of the team provide alcohol to underage teammates, bullying is done by veterans of the team.”
After suspending the entire cheerleading squad, CCU launched a “criminal investigation” of the matter. Last Thursday the results of that “investigation,” were obtained by The Sun News. The report concluded that some of the cheerleaders involved were paid hundreds of dollars as well as gifts of such items as Michael Kors purses and designer shoes and clothes.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/11/coastal-carolina-university-silent-on-investigation-into-alleged-cheerleader-escort-ring.html
