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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Hazing Student Seeking Transfer
By Phil Parker
Journal Northern Bureau
SANTA FE — A lawyer for one of the former Robertson High School football players accused in last year's rape and hazing case wants a judge to grant his client permission to attend Las Vegas, N.M.'s other high school and compete for its football and wrestling teams.
Santa Fe attorney Steve Aarons filed a motion to clarify conditions of probation this week on behalf of Santiago Armijo, who pleaded no contest in March to two counts of attempted criminal sexual penetration and one count of conspiracy to commit those crimes.
Armijo and five other Robertson players were charged with sodomizing teammates with a broomstick at a preseason football camp in August. All of them were kicked out of Robertson.
Armijo has applied to enroll at West Las Vegas High School for the upcoming school year.
Aarons' motion says that the families of the teen victims of the assaults "wish to be heard by the court to note their opposition" to Armijo entering West Las Vegas High "and participating in extracurricular activities there."
"If Santiago were to attend West Las Vegas High School for his senior year," the motion says, "he was encouraged to participate in their football and wrestling teams but would be expected to sit out the final football game against Robertson High School out of respect and courtesy. Also he would not participate in any wrestling matches between the two schools, but would be eligible to compete in the district, regional and state wrestling meets even though Robertson athletes would also be competing."
Armijo always maintained that he hadn't participated in the broomstick attacks and state District Judge James Hall, in sentencing Armijo to two years probation, said Armijo's involvement was less than the other players who were charged.
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