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Details Emerge in Sayreville Football Harassment Scandal

There was an alleged locker room ritual among the Sayreville War Memorial High School football players that involved picking up a freshman player and inserting a finger into his rectum. 

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Details Emerge in Sayreville Football Harassment Scandal

There was an alleged locker room ritual among the Sayreville War Memorial High School football players that involved picking up a freshman player and inserting a finger into his rectum. 

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