Penn State fraternity sentenced in teen’s death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Penn State University fraternity to 70 days of community service in the death of an 18-year-old freshman who fell into a stairwell after a night of drinking.

Centre County Judge Thomas King Kistler has also ordered Alpha Tau Omega to pay a $500 fine.

In December, Kistler ruled the fraternity was responsible for giving alcohol to 18-year-old Joe Dado hours before he died in September 2009.

Dado was reported missing the next day and found more than a day later at the bottom of a stairwell.

The Centre Daily Times reports police found Dado had consumed alcohol at several places that night, including at ATO. The fraternity’s attorney had argued the party wasn’t sanctioned by the fraternity.