Seven former and current University of Maryland sorority members have been charged with assault and hazing.
The women were charged Wednesday after several incidents in October in which a student who was pledging Zeta Phi Beta said she was assaulted by the women.
Those charged are Amber Bijou, 22; Bridget Blount, 24; Montressa Hammond, 24; Kandyce Jackson, 32; Tymesha Pendleton, 26; Zakiya Shivers, 26; and Monika Young, 23.
The victim said she’d been informed during the pledging process that hazing wasn’t condoned at the sorority. But on several different occasions in October, the victim said she was taken to homes in Prince George’s County and assaulted.
The victim said the members of the sorority repeatedly punched her in the arms and threw her around the room. She said she was also hit several times on her backside with an oak paddle.
Pendleton also put an arm around the victim’s neck and choked her, according to charging documents.
