Three Harvard University students broke into a dorm room in Forbes College on Oct. 24, the day of the Princeton-Harvard football game, according to Princeton Borough Police.
The students, who had been staying at Princeton for the weekend, were arrested the next day.
Sophomore Tomas Vargas and Christopher P. Foglesong, a 25-year-old student at the Harvard Divinity School, were charged with burglary, criminal mischief and theft, according to the police report. Sophomore John Chambers was only charged with criminal mischief. He assisted in gaining access to the dorm room, but never entered the room.
On Oct. 25 at 6 a.m,. the victim reported that his room had been entered and ransacked, according to the Princeton Borough Police. The suspects allegedly stole vodka and a social security card.
Lt. Duncan Harrison of Princeton Public Safety explained that the suspects gained entry to the room by kicking in "the bottom panel of the door . . . that's about 2 [ft.] by 2 [ft.] . . . and either unlocked the door through the opening or actually gained access by climbing through."
The victim claimed he had recently broken-up with the sister of one of the suspects, according to an article in the Trenton Times.
John O'Keefe, who handles disciplinary issues as the secretary of the Harvard College Administrative Board, refused to comment on the specific nature of Harvard's punitive actions.
"We're meant to address issues of wrongdoing, but in an educational process . . . to maintain community standards," he said.
Vargas, Foglesong and Chambers confessed their guilt to Princeton Borough Police prior to their arrest and were released from police custody at Borough Hall on the same day the victim reported the incident.
All three suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 15; and could face up to one year in prison in concordance with New Jersey law, according to Princeton Borough Police Lt. Dennis McManimon.
The case will probably be relegated to the district court in the Princeton Borough where consequences are less severe, McManimon said, according to The Harvard Crimson.
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