Two adults and a student were charged Wednesday with supplying alcohol to suburban Chicago high school students involved in a brutal hazing incident.
Cook County State’s Atty. Richard Devine said Christine Neal, 49, of Northbrook was charged with delivery of alcohol to a minor for purchasing three kegs of beer, two of which were found at the forest preserve where the hazing took place. Another woman, 49-year-old Marcy Spiwak, was charged with allowing her home to be used for underage drinking.
Neal is the mother of Dominic Vargas, 18, a student who was charged with unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor. Devine said Vargas brought the kegs to the May 4 “powder puff” event.
“It is my firm belief that the violence that we all saw on the tapes from the melee at Chipilly Woods was fueled by alcohol,” Devine said. “The adults who bought this liquor or hosted a party where beer was consumed will be held accountable for their irresponsible actions.”
Neal allegedly bought the beer May 2 for use by the students on the morning of the hazing, Devine said.
Neal was arrested Tuesday and released after posting $100 bond. Vargas also was released after posting $100 bond.
An arrest warrant had been issued for Spiwak, the mother of a junior girl who was at the hazing.
All charges carry a maximum punishment of a year in jail.
The adults also face a fine of at least $500 dollars.
The Board of Education for Northfield Township High School District 225 will meet Sunday to decide whether to expel seniors who were suspended after the hazing, which occurred on Cook County Forest Preserve District property.
