Fraternity gets extended probation over party linked to rape case

<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has extended the probation of a fraternity that hosted a party attended by an underage student who reported she got drunk there and later was raped by six football players.</p><p>The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will be on probation until the end of 2006 for hosting a party at their off-campus house on Oct. 21 where alcohol was available for underage people, school officials said.</p><p>"They did not take reasonable measures to protect against underage people drinking alcohol," said Jim Hicks, UTC's associate dean of student life and student development.</p><p>The university also set a Jan. 12 disciplinary hearing for the players who have been charged, according to attorney Jerry Summers, who is representing football player Terrence Thomas, 20, from Lithonia, Ga.</p><p>A criminal court hearing in the case is set for Jan. 18, Summers said.</p><p>The other players charged with rape are Muhammad Ahmad Abdus-Salaam, 19, of Atlanta; Lironnie Davis, 19, of Macon, Ga.; DeJuan Payne, 21, of Stone Mountain, Ga.; Cori Stukes, 22, of Wilmington, N.C. and Larry White, 21, of College Park, Ga.</p><p>According to a police report, the girl said she was drinking at the Lambda Chi Alpha party and then was taken to Thomas' apartment, where the other players repeatedly sexually assaulted her.</p><p>The fraternity was already on probation for noise complaints, Hicks said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cda16c)</p>