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Ga. college cadet awaits penalty for bathroom snapshot of officer

Dante Harris, second from the left, faces charges for taking a picture of his University of North Georgia professor in the bathroom.
Dante Harris, second from the left, faces charges for taking a picture of his University of North Georgia professor in the bathroom.
By Will Robinson
April 20, 2017

Dante Harris, who took a  picture of the assistant commandant of cadets in a University of North Georgia bathroom, appeared before a college disciplinary panel Wednesday. The panel could suspend or expel him or revoke his $70,000 military scholarship.

Harris, a 21-year-old junior, took the photograph of Major Richard Neikirk, who had lowered his shorts below his buttocks while using a urinal in November. Harris sent the picture to three of his friends, who shared it with hundreds of people on mass messaging platform GroupMe.

The university panel will make its decision Friday. Read the full story on our premium site here.

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