Cheerleader Beating Video Update: Dr. Phil's Staff Bails Out Ringleader of Mulberry Eight?

Oh, Dr. Phil, how could you? First it was all that crap when Britney Spears went nuts and you showed up unannounced at the hospital to "help" . . . and, reportedly, to get the entire Spears clan on your show. Now comes word that members of your staff paid the bail of 17-year-old Mercades Nichols, one of the six teens accused of videotaping themselves beating a fellow cheerleader in Polk County, Fla. Nichols and her seven co-defendants, best known here as the "Mulberry Eight", received very high bail amounts based on the severity of their crime and apparent lack of remorse. Most were stuck in jail for a while because their parents couldn't raise the money, but apparently some staffers on the Dr. Phil Show came up with the cash. Here's more from Hollywood Today:

Even besides the nastiness of trying for a story by getting people out of jail — it has never led to to happy ending. From Norman Mailer to Truman Capote’s famed escapades, one of which ended in a murder, media figures getting prisoners out of jail has often led to disaster.

“In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re the bail being paid),” read an official statement released by a spokeswoman for the “Dr. Phil” show on Saturday. “These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated. In addition, we have decided not to go forward with the story as our guidelines have been compromised.”

It was unclear if one of the employees disciplined was the unidentified male seen escorting Nichols and her family to their vehicle in the jailhouse parking lot after the teen’s bail was paid. At the time, the man refused to give his name to reporters and forbade the gathered media from interviewing Nichols or her kin, citing a signed exclusivity contract.

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Cheerlader Beating Video Update: Mulberry Eight Will Be Charged as Adults, Could Face Life in Prison!

The eight Florida teens from Mulberry High School (six girls and two boys) will ALL apprently be charged as adults in the case and could face life in prison! Click here for earlier post that includes the teen's mug shots and a video clip of the alleged assault on another high school girl.

According to The Ledger:

Court records show all of the teens are charged with kidnapping and battery. The kidnapping charges are first-degree felonies that carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The battery charges are first-degree misdemeanors that carry a maximum sentence of a year in jail.
Three girls also face a third-degree felony charge of tampering with a witness, which carries a maximum of five years in prison.

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Florida Cheerleaders Accused of Beating Girl, Planned to Post Video on YouTube & MySpace - Mulberrry High School

That damn MySpace! Getting more innocent teens in trouble. This time, down in Florida where six young ladies--ranging in age from 14 to 17--are in jail after cops say they lured a female classmate a house and then kicked and punched her for 30 minutes while the camera rolled. The reason? According to police, the girls (many of whom are on the same cheerleading squad at Mulberry High School) didn't like what the girl wrote about them on her MySpace page, so they were going to beat her up, tape it, and post THAT on MySpace . . . apparently as a warning to anyone who messes with HS cheerleaders. Two boys, who allegedly waited outside and acted as lookouts were also charged. Below: the "Mulberry Eight." (Story continues below)

Said Polk County Sheriff Grady "No Relation to Ashley" Judd, "I've never seen anything like it. They seem to have absolutely no remorse at all. I don't understand the sheer violence. That is animalistic behavior and it is pack mentality. They lured her there to beat her and beat her. They left her with a concussion. We have photographs of her with two black eyes; her nose is swollen." Afterwards, according to police, several of the attackers drove the victim around and threatened to "beat her again" if she went to police. According to one news report, while in the holding cell, one of the girls asked if she would be released in time to make it to cheerleading practice, while others laughed and joked about not being able to go down to the beach for a while. All but one of the Mulberry Eight were in a juvenile facility, but local prosecutor would like to charge the girls as adults and after watching this brutal video, you'll likely agree. (The Ledger) Thanks to reader Scott S. for the tip on the story!

WARNING: Video is very graphic, although the language is bleeped. 

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Orange Coast College Drunk Naked Cheerleader Photo Scandal?

This is typically something we cover over at BadJocks.com, but after seeing these pics, you have to wonder "what were these girls thinking?" Not that college kids are supposed to be goofy and silly and a little naughty and experimental at times, but why post the pictures online then? According to the website DonChavez.com, the girls (and apparently at least one lucky guy) from the Dance and Cheeer Team at Orange Coast College (no I never heard of them before either) were in Las Vegas for a cheerleading competition recently (according to Orange Coast College, the Dance and Cheer Team have won 10 national titles) and started having some fun in their hotel room. Here's more from the site:

Just when you thought the whole West Coast-East coast cheerleader battle was over, the west coast steps back up to the plate. This time we’re not dealing with a bunch of wannabe strippers, clown faced dancers, or a future WWE star. This time we’re dealing with national champions!
According to the Orange Coast College website, the OCC’s dancers have won 9 national titles in the last 10 years. Enjoy the nipple piercings, girl-girl kissing, and nudity below the ad.

And he wasn't kidding about the Not Safe For Work pictures! They start out tame enough, and then, well, turn decidedly non G-Rated. We have to stress, the site is CLAIMING this is the Orange Coast College Cheer and Dance Team, and they are wearing t-shirts that say that, but the school's website does not provide individual cheerleader pictures, so it's kind of hard to tell. Below are a couple of the photos we could dare post, for the entire album, you'll have to click here. But be warned, once you start scrolling down the page, the pictures get, uh, serious, quickly.

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St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School Cheerleader Expelled for Naked Pictures

Allegedly, the Staten Island, NY 16-year-old was trying to impress a boy at rival St. Peter's Boys' High School in New Brighton by using her cell phone to send him pictures of herself. More than 60 pictures, most with her in her underwear, but a few of her naked or semi-naked wearing her school uniform. Yep, you guessed it, the boy passed the pictures along to his friends who then posted them on MySpace and then were discovered by the administration at Sea. Naturally, she was expelled for damaging the reputation of the school. Details and links to some of the PG-rated pics here.

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