'Alcohol Enema' Victim: 'I Am A Christian Who Would Never Desecrate My Body'
The University of Tennessee student at the center of a drinking controversy has claimed that due to his religious beliefs, he would never have participated in the practice known as an "alcohol enema." Alexander P. Broughton is now considering a lawsuit against the police and "institutions responsible for the lies spread around the world."
Last month Broughton was taken to the hospital, unconscious, and testing with a blood-alcohol level of approximately 0.45 percent, police reports stated. In addition to the high blood-alcohol level, Broughton had a bloody rectum, and a friend told authorities he had been participating in a drinking practice known as an "alcohol enema."
The enema is used to get one inebriated quickly, but Broughton held a press conference yesterday to deny all claims that he had participated in such an event. He also announced, along with his lawyers, his intent to "clear his name, the fraternity's name and to punish those individuals and institutions responsible for the lies spread around the world."
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"The scandalous accusations surrounding that event never happened and I completely deny them. The inaccurate reporting this week has caused me to question institutions that most of us accept as truthful," Broughton added.
"I would never do such a thing. I am a Christian who would never desecrate my body in that manner. To do so would be against God's law," he also stated.
Since the incident, the University of Tennesse has closed the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity until at least 2015. Right now it is not known who will specifically be the target of any future lawsuits, but lawyers contend that the police's report should not have been released to the public and violated medical laws.
"I just drank way too much and you are all blowing it way out of proportion. I know the truth. I don't care if y'all believe me," Broughton noted.
