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Coverage dated September 21, 2026

Former Cheltenham High School football coaches held on charges in locker room hazing case

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

A judge upheld all charges except one conspiracy count against four former Cheltenham High School football coaches after a nearly 8-hour preliminary hearing on Monday. The charges stem from a grand jury investigation into violent locker room hazing and assaults of a 15-year-old sophomore student.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Teen testifies as Cheltenham High School coaches fight charges in hazing case (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A teen at the center of a hazing investigation involving Cheltenham High School’s football program testified for more than an hour as a judge in Montgomery County, considered whether charges against four coaches should move forward.

  2. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Former Cheltenham High School coaches face hearing in alleged hazing case (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Prosecutors argued that after the student reported the incidents, coaches encouraged him not to tell his parents.

  3. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Former Cheltenham High School football coaches held on charges in locker room hazing case (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    A judge upheld all charges except one conspiracy count against four former Cheltenham High School football coaches after a nearly 8-hour preliminary hearing on Monday. The charges stem from a grand jury investigation into violent locker room hazing and assaults of a 15-year-old sophomore student.

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