DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — A DeKalb County judge has rejected four former Northern Illinois University fraternity members’ claim that the state’s hazing statute is unconstitutional.

Judge John McAdams ruled Thursday. The ex-members of Pi Kappa Alpha were charged after the death of 19-year-old freshman David Bogenberger in 2012. An autopsy showed his blood-alcohol level was about five times the legal limit for driving.

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