The complaint recommends battery charges be filed against Pacetti and Perez. It is a first-degree misdemeanor. Pacetti may face additional sanctions from Student Judicial Affairs, said Student Services Dean Thomas Hill. Judicial Affairs will examine the UF police investigation for any violations of the student conduct code, Hill said. If there was a violation and there is enough evidence to press charges, the student can have either a formal or informal hearing.
Punishment is handed down after a hearing is held.
Pacetti, a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, also may face disciplinary measures from his fraternity, said Greek Affairs Dean Michael Farley. Farley will not get involved until the end of the process when he will help Kappa Alpha impose any sanctions handed down from Judicial Affairs. Kappa Alpha President Brad Bond said he will meet today with Irene Stevens, dean of Student Judicial Affairs. Bond was not at the football game with Pacetti and said he was not certain if Pacetti was sitting with other Kappa Alpha members. At Kappa Alpha, the worst that could happen to Pacetti is expulsion from the fraternity.