Citing paddles and hot wax, former pledge files hazing lawsuit

<p>Saying he was hazed and beaten as a pledge, a former Emory University student has filed a civil lawsuit against a fraternity and several former members.</p><p>Raymond McKoy said he was beaten with canes and paddles and tortured with hot wax. He said he was also subjected to humiliation while pledging at Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in spring 2003.</p><p>McKoy suffered brain damage and "emotional injury," prompting him to drop out of school, the lawsuit filed in DeKalb County on Monday states. McKoy was a Woodruff scholar with a full scholarship before pledging, his lawyer, Benjamin Barrett, said.</p><p>Fraternity officials could not be reached for comment, but university officials said the fraternity was sanctioned after the hazing was reported.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x286817c)</p>