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Two male University of Maine students admitted to stealing a flag erected in honor of the campus’ LGBTQ community’s Pride Week earlier this month.
Information from an unnamed student helped the university determine the identity of the two individuals. Dean of Students Robert Dana will give the student the promised $500 reward for providing information about the incident.
According to a press release, the students admit to stealing the flag, they claim to have “draped it over an exterior sign at a UMaine fraternity, but it has not been seen since.” The two males deny vandalizing the flagpole during the same incident, which occurred overnight on either April 11 or 12.
As of yet, neither has been charged with any crime but both have been referred to Judicial Affairs. A University of Maine Police Department investigation is ongoing to determine who is responsible for the flagpole damage.
“Based on the investigation and evidence, we are comfortable that this incident was not motivated in any way by hate bias,” UMPD Detective Bill Flagg said, according to the release.
Dana said in the release that the students’ punishment will “be commensurate with the serious nature of this incident.”
“These students failed to consider the ways in which their actions would affect others,” he said. “UMaine rightfully prides itself on mutual respect and there is no tolerance for behavior that makes others feel threatened or disrespected.”
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