UPDATE:

Criminal charges dropped against high school football player in yearbook prank gone wrong





An Arizona high school student faces 70 criminal charges after a yearbook prank went horribly wrong.

Hunter Osborn, 19, of Mesa, is accused of exposing his penis in a football team photograph that was printed in his school's yearbook, KPHO in Phoenix reported.

Osborn was arrested and charged with 69 counts of indecent exposure, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and one count of furnishing harmful items to minors, a Class 4 felony.

Mesa police Det. Steve Berry explained the dozens of charges stem for the number of students, ages 15 to 19, who were present at the time the photograph was taken.

"It is still an ongoing investigation," Berry said. "The number of charges may go up or down depending upon how the investigation continues."

The traditional team photo appeared in the school's yearbook, which was sent to 3,400 students, and in the school's football program.

Police say that Osborn was dared to expose himself, and that the student is "disgusted" with his actions.

Mesa Public Schools released this statement: "The district is dismayed by the actions of the students involved in the photograph. Their behavior does not reflect the values of Red Mountain High School or Mesa Public Schools. Upon learning of the photograph, school administration immediately contacted police and is cooperating fully with the investigation. Disciplinary action will follow policy and may be based on the outcome of the police investigation.

"While the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern, the yearbook has been recalled so the school can make a minor but critical edit for the inappropriate content."