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19-year-old Alejandro Porrata, a George Mason University student, has been charged with distribution of LSD. Porrata allegedly sold the hallucinogenic drug to a fellow student who then jumped or fell out of a fifth-floor window of a residence hall while under the influence.
Tristan Tanner Medina, also 19, died September 30, 2017, after jumping or falling out of a fifth-floor window of a residence hall while under the influence of the LSD he obtained from Porrata. According to the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Alejandro Porrata, 19, of Annandale, Virginia, was indicted by a grand jury after Medina’s death.
While investigating Medina’s death, the university opened up a probe into an alleged cheating scandal after stolen exams were allegedly found on Medina’s computer, which further implicated the fraternity. As a result, the SAE fraternity was temporarily suspended from campus while the investigation continues.
GMU spokesman Michael Sandler sent the following statement to WUSA9 about the scandal:
“In September, police opened a criminal investigation into the death of a student on campus. During the course of that investigation, police discovered a test bank, which included images of university exams that people could access. The issue of the test bank was referred to the Office of Student Conduct to look into the misuse of university documents. No criminal charges have been brought.
Student Conduct began an administrative process that can result in disciplinary action. The university cannot discuss the identity of students involved or any potential disciplinary action against the individuals, as they are considered educational records and are protected under FERPA. The fraternity was suspended on an interim basis pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing. That process is still underway and final disciplinary action may follow.”
Both Medina and Porrata were members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Medina’s family claims his death was not a suicide but the result of the effects of the drug.
