STATEMENT ON THE TOLEDO PROSTITUTION RING
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has recently become aware through news reports of a criminal act for which we have no connection. Kevin Murphy, a resident of Toledo, Ohio and not a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, has been accused of and plead guilty to providing prostitutes to persons in and around the area where our Centennial Convention was being conducted in 2006. Beside their illegality these activities are despicable. Under no circumstances does Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Inc. condone this behavior. The reporting of these facts along with the alleged links to the fraternity suggests irresponsible journalism. There was no basis (legal nor factual) on which to impugn the reputation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and its stellar record of service for over one hundred years. The acts complained of are criminal. The fraternity will cooperate with the law enforcement authorities in their investigation and if any member is found to have violated the law by participating in such activities they will be disciplined.
For over a century Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated has been an organization that develops leaders, promotes academic excellence and illuminates the importance of social responsibility.
Submitted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
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Founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has continued to supply voice and vision to the struggle of African Americans and people of color around the world. The Fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African-American community's fight for civil rights, through Alpha men such as Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, and Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. The fraternity through its college and alumni chapters serves the community through nearly a thousand chapters in the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. To learn more visit
www.apa1906.net.
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