- Christian Adamek hanged himself on October 2 and died from his injuries two days later – a week after he streaked at his high school football game
- He was arrested and school district recommended he face a court hearing
- If convicted of indecent exposure, he’d have gone on sex offenders list
By Lydia Warren
PUBLISHED: 10:40 EST, 10 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:50 EST, 10 October 2013
A popular 15-year-old student has committed suicide after he reportedly faced expulsion and being placed on the sex offenders’ register simply for streaking at a high school football game.
Christian Adamek, from Huntsville, Alabama, hanged himself on October 2, a week after he was arrested for running naked across the Sparkman High football field during a game.
The teenager died two days later from his injuries and on Wednesday, friends and family gathered at a memorial service as they struggled to comprehend the beloved student’s death.
A video of Adamek streaking during a game against a rival team was posted on YouTube hours after the event and students took to Twitter to call him a ‘legend’.
Loss: Christian Adamek, 15, hanged himself last week after he faced possible expulsion and criminal charges for streaking across his high school’s football field during a game the week earlier
‘Sparkman’s new slogan is gonna be “Welcome to Sparkman High School, Home of Christian Adamek”,’ one student wrote.
But school staff did not treat the situation so lightly.
Sparkman High Principal Michael Campbell told WHNT a day before the suicide attempt that the teen could face major repercussions because of his actions.
‘There’s the legal complications,’ Campbell said. ‘Public lewdness and court consequences outside of school with the legal system, as well as the school consequences that the school system has set up.’
Incident: Adamek, seen right, was filmed streaking across the school football field on September 27
In Alabama, indecent exposure is linked to the state’s sex offender laws, meaning that he could have found himself on the sex offenders register due to the streaking.
Campbell added that that the incident was not just a prank and needed to be treated seriously.
Sparkman High administrators even recommended that Adamek face a hearing in the Madison County court system to determine if formal charges would be filed, WHNT reported.
Adamek had also been disciplined by the school district but the details had not been made public.
The day before the suicide attempt, the principal had confirmed that Adamek was not at school and the teenager’s sister suggested on Twitter that Adamek faced expulsion, AL.com reported.
Popular: After the streaking, fellow students called Adamek, pictured, a ‘legend’ but the school district took it far more seriously, recommending that he had a court hearing and disciplining him
Missed: He is pictured with his mother, Angela, in his younger years. He also leaves behind a brother and sister
Campbell declined to comment on Adamek’s death but the Madison County school district issued a statement saying it had ‘received word that a Sparkman High School student has passed away’.
‘Our prayers and thoughts are with the family during this time of bereavement,’ the statement read.
The messages on Twitter have now turned from congratulatory to somber.
‘Praying for the Adamek family. Christian was so funny and nice. He will be missed by so many,’ one girl wrote.
The family – Adamek leaves behind his mother, Angela, and a sister and a brother – shared photos and memories online of the fun-loving teen, who was pictured posing and grinning at the camera.
At Wednesday’s memorial service, his Boy Scout Troop master, David Silvernail, said Adamek was a popular teenager who always had a smile on his face.
Questions: The principal of Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama has not commented on the suicide
‘There are two kinds of people in the world; ones that brighten the room when they walk in and those that don’t,’ he said.
‘He was one that brightened the room when he walked in. That’s what I’ll always remember about Christian.’
His mother, Angela, thanked her son’s friends and said they could learn from his life, AL.com reported.
‘Remember to smile, don’t be afraid to do something goofy and remember the consequences of those actions, ask for help when you need it, ask for help if you think your friends need it if you don’t know what to do, be quirky, be happy, be smart,’ she said.
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Sorry he took his own life but the school and law was right. It is against the rules to Be naked in front of other people and kids, before he did this prank he should of looked up what could happen. Years ago all the seniors wanted to take the principals car and put it on the roof. They contacted the local police to see the laws about it. They ended up not doing it because it would be considered grand theft auto. No to mention they would be held liable for any damage to said car or the building they put it on. They would also have to pay for all the resources it took to get it back down.
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What a bunch of country ass buffoons
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Seriously?? It is people like you that make boys like this commit suicide. He streaked at a football game. It was a prank. Maybe this world would be better off with more people like him, people that don’t take themselves so seriously and don’t judge others. Maybe the world would be a better place if people like you could live and let live. I am sure there were probably a few people at the game that were offended. But, who cares?? No one said that you would never be offended. You don’t have the right to never be offended. I agree, he should have been suspended, but to be registered as a sex offender??? The school officials should be brought up on charges of bullying and contributing to this kids death! Some people need to lighten up…lighten up on themselves and definitely lighten up on others.
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He was FIFTEEN. Teens are dumb – literally. Their brains are not developed enough to apply rationality to such situations. They do NOT think ahead. This was a completely harmless prank – but now his life is over, again literally. The school administration should be ashamed of pushing this so far, and of not understanding the very teens they are entrusted to teach.
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The school should have suspended him first of all. Secondly, the law shouldnt have gotten involved because its a juvenile offense, and thirdly his parents would have punished him accordingly. Who are we to make any judgement period. Ok, I understand the 15 yr old was running around naked, we get that! But dont register him as a sex offender! No response is needed
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Yes, he should be punished. But the punishment they wanted to put out was way overboard for the crime. I mean, seriously, kids are stupid sometime and for something that was pretty harmless, making it follow him for the rest of his life is ridiculous.
That being said, he did take his own life. I find it sad he didn’t have anyone he could talk to that could give him some more perspective over the fear that was put in his head by the official who decided to go overboard in his attempt to either put the “Fear of god” into the student or use the student as an example.
No, the official’s not fully at fault for the kid’s actions, but it certainly contributed to the problem and the official certainly over reacted in his reaction to what the kid did. He’s not completely innocent either.
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when will people learn that nudity is not the same as rape
i firmly place the blame for his death on an unjust law that would lable someone a sex offender just because they dont wear clothes
streaking in hs is just a stunt to get attention its not an offencive act its not dangerouse it harms noone
people laugh about it they dont have nightmares for years like they do from rape
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I am beyond SICKENED by what “educators” – in ALABAMA! – did to this happy-go-lucky and fun-loving “class clown.” … I was a lot like him at age 15!! … The school district, in retribution for his “legendary” streak across a football field, sought to have him registered as a SEX OFFENDER… LOOK AT THIS FACE!!!!!
It is GONE — he is DEAD….. Distraught, he KILLED HIMSELF!!!!!!!!!!!! ….. Oh, may these evil bastards be JUDGED!!
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May God rain Judgment on the sick, evil reprobates who call themselves “educators” yet who, in reality, are fascists and thieves.
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I hope Campbell retires and soon. When you can’t find humor in the simple things in life you do not need to work with teenagers. Everytime I read this story I want to cry.
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