A student who reported drug use by two members of his fraternity to College Safety and Security was allegedly subjected to repeated harassment by one of the students charged with the offense and another fraternity member, the Valley News reported Friday.
In an affidavit filed with the Lebanon District Court, Hanover Police reported that Philip Aubart '10 called Safety and Security after observing four students with a small amount of cocaine in the pool room of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, according to the Valley News.
Brian Shea '10 and Andrew Lohse '12 were subsequently charged with cocaine possession.
Aubart, formerly the house manager for SAE, said in the affidavit that he had previously warned fraternity members against using drugs in the physical plant's common rooms, the Valley news reported.
After reporting the incident to Safety and Security, who subsequently turned the case over to Hanover Police, Aubart was allegedly subject to harassment by Lohse and Clark Warthen '10, according to the Valley news. Both have been charged with witness tampering.
Lohse allegedly spat on Aubart and poured out a beer in his room in the fraternity's physical plant, while Warthen allegedly asked other fraternity members to destroy a table that Aubart had made for the fraternity, the Valley News reported. Another unnamed student reportedly urinated on Aubart's bedroom door, and other students were prevented from breaking into the bedroom to urinate on his belongings.
Aubart subsequently moved out of the fraternity into a dormitory, according to the report.
All three students charged in the incident have been released on personal recognizance. Additional arrests are expected, Hanover Police said in a statement Thursday.
Aubart could not be immediately reached for comment.
