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Police: FSU Hazing Investigation into Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Closed

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Posted at 2:45 PM, May 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-11 11:34:55-04

TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - The Florida State University Police Department has closed an investigation into hazing allegations at the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Officers say no charges were filed in case after they were unable to validate the cause of injury.

The fraternity was suspended earlier this year from the university and the national organization after a hazing complaint was submitted on the school's online system.

That complaint, released by FSU PD at the close of the investigation, claims that a student's butt was bruised after being paddled by fraternity members.

Megan Janasiewicz, the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, submitted the complaint. Janasiewicz says she was sent information and photos of the injury anonymously and then forwarded it to police.

Documents show that FSU PD reached out to the student named in the complaint, Martin Quistian Jr., and were able to verify that the photos were of him.

Quistian Jr. told police he sustained the injuries during an accident at the gym, not after being paddled.

Several other fraternity members were interviewed by police as well, but documents show they told officers they had not been paddled either.

The document concluded with a statement from the investigating officer saying, "Due to the lack of information regarding this incident, no identifiable witnesses, and the investigation unable to validate Quistian Jr's injury was from a paddle, this case is closed."

University officials lifted the suspension on the fraternity Wednesday morning as well.