🚨 Hazing Lawyer in Gentry County, Missouri — Attorney 911 Fights for Victims

Gentry County parents and students: You are not alone. We are fighting this battle right now — and we will fight for Gentry County victims too.

If your child has been hospitalized, traumatized, or worse by hazing at a fraternity, sorority, or student organization in Gentry County, Missouri, you have legal rights. Attorney 911 is currently litigating a $10 million hazing lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston — the same fraternities that operate at colleges near Gentry County. We know how to win these cases. We know how to hold institutions accountable. And we know how to get justice for Gentry County families.

Call now for a free, confidential consultation: 1-888-ATTY-911

🏛️ The Hazing Crisis in Gentry County, Missouri

Hazing isn’t just a problem at big universities. It happens right here in Gentry County. The same fraternities that waterboarded a student in Houston have chapters at colleges near Gentry County. The same universities that failed to protect students in Texas have campuses near Gentry County. And the same culture of abuse, secrecy, and institutional negligence exists in Gentry County.

Gentry County families: This could be your child next.

What Hazing Looks Like in Gentry County

Hazing isn’t just “boys being boys” or “harmless traditions.” In Gentry County and across America, hazing includes:

• Waterboarding and simulated drowning — The same torture used on enemy combatants is happening to Gentry County students
• Forced consumption until vomiting — Alcohol, food, or other substances forced on students until they throw up
• Extreme physical punishment — 500 squats, 100 pushups, bear crawls, and other exercises until students collapse
• Wooden paddles and beatings — Physical assault with weapons
• Sleep deprivation — Forced late nights and early mornings causing exhaustion
• Psychological torture — Humiliation, degradation, and threats of expulsion
• Sexual abuse — Forced nudity, carrying sexual objects, sexual assault

This is not tradition. This is abuse. This is assault. This is a crime.

⚠️ The Landmark Case That Shows Gentry County Families the Truth

Bermudez v. Pi Kappa Phi — $10 Million Lawsuit (2025)

Gentry County families: This happened in Houston. It could happen in Gentry County.

In November 2025, Attorney 911 filed a $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and the University of Houston on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a student who was hospitalized with severe rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure after weeks of systematic hazing.

What happened to Leonel Bermudez in Houston can — and does — happen at colleges near Gentry County.

The Hazing That Hospitalized Our Client

Leonel Bermudez accepted a bid to join Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at the University of Houston in September 2025. What followed was weeks of torture disguised as “tradition”:

• Waterboarded with a garden hose — Simulated drowning while doing calisthenics
• Forced to do 500+ squats and 100+ pushups — Until he collapsed and couldn’t stand
• Struck with wooden paddles — Physical assault with weapons
• Forced to eat until vomiting — Milk, hot dogs, and peppercorns consumed until he threw up, then forced to lie in vomit-soaked grass
• Another pledge lost consciousness — On October 15, 2025, another pledge collapsed unconscious during a forced workout
• Forced to strip to underwear in cold weather — Humiliation and exposure
• Carry a fanny pack with sexual objects — Psychological abuse
• Hog-tied on a table — Another pledge was hog-tied face-down with an object in his mouth for over an hour
• Threatened with expulsion — If he didn’t comply

On November 3, 2025, Bermudez was punished for missing an event. He was forced to run two miles, do 100 pushups, 500 squats, bear crawls, wheelbarrows, and other extreme exercises while reciting the fraternity creed. He became so exhausted he couldn’t stand without help. He crawled up the stairs when he got home.

The next day, he couldn’t move. His mother rushed him to the hospital on November 6, 2025. He was passing brown urine — a classic sign of muscle breakdown. He was diagnosed with severe rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure. He spent three nights and four days in the hospital fighting for his life.

📰 Media Coverage: The World Is Watching

Our lawsuit has been covered by major media outlets, putting pressure on Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston:

Gentry County families: The same media attention can be brought to hazing cases in Gentry County.

💔 Why This Matters to Gentry County Families

1. The Same Fraternities Operate Near Gentry County

Pi Kappa Phi has 150+ chapters across America, including at colleges and universities near Gentry County. The same national organization that waterboarded Leonel Bermudez oversees chapters where your child might be pledging.

Gentry County parents: If your child is joining a fraternity or sorority near Gentry County, they face the same risks.

2. Universities Near Gentry County Have the Same Failures

The University of Houston owned the fraternity house where Leonel Bermudez was tortured. They had the power to inspect, regulate, and shut down the chapter. They did nothing.

Universities near Gentry County have the same power — and the same liability when they fail to protect students.

3. They Knew It Was Dangerous — And Did Nothing

Pi Kappa Phi National knew about the death of Andrew Coffey in 2017 at their Florida State University chapter. They had 8 years to fix their hazing culture. They did nothing.

The University of Houston had a student hospitalized from hazing in 2017 at a different fraternity. They had 8 years to implement real oversight. They did nothing.

Gentry County institutions are making the same mistakes.

4. They’re Already Planning to Come Back

In their official statement, Pi Kappa Phi National said:

“We look forward to returning to campus at the appropriate time…”

No remorse. No apology. Just planning their comeback while our client recovers.

Gentry County fraternities and universities will do the same unless we stop them.

⚖️ Gentry County Hazing Victims’ Legal Rights

Missouri Hazing Laws Protect Gentry County Students

Missouri has strong anti-hazing laws that apply to all educational institutions in Gentry County:

Missouri Revised Statutes § 578.360 — Hazing Defined:
Hazing is any activity that:

• Endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student
• Is for the purpose of initiation into any organization
• Includes physical brutality, forced consumption, sleep deprivation, or any activity that creates a substantial risk of harm

Missouri Revised Statutes § 578.363 — Criminal Penalties:

• Class A Misdemeanor: Engaging in hazing
• Class D Felony: Hazing that causes serious physical injury or death

Consent is NOT a defense. Even if a student “agrees” to participate, hazing is still illegal in Missouri.

Who Is Liable for Gentry County Hazing?

In our $10 million lawsuit, we are pursuing multiple defendants — all of whom can be held liable for hazing in Gentry County:

Gentry County families: We will sue every responsible party to maximize your recovery.

💰 What Gentry County Hazing Victims Can Recover

Hazing victims in Gentry County can recover economic and non-economic damages, including:

Economic Damages:

• Medical bills — Hospital stays, emergency room visits, specialists, medications
• Future medical costs — Ongoing treatment, rehabilitation, potential dialysis or transplant
• Lost wages — Time missed from work during recovery
• Lost academic investment — Tuition, fees, scholarships lost due to hazing disruption
• Future earning capacity — If injuries cause permanent limitations

Non-Economic Damages:

• Physical pain and suffering — The agony of rhabdomyolysis, kidney failure, and recovery
• Mental anguish — Trauma from waterboarding, forced consumption, physical abuse
• Emotional distress — Humiliation, shame, fear of retribution
• PTSD, anxiety, depression — Long-term psychological impact
• Loss of enjoyment of life — Inability to participate in normal activities

Punitive Damages:

• Punishment for egregious conduct — Waterboarding, 500 squats, wooden paddles
• **Deterrence