POCONO SUMMIT, Pa. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Criminal charges have been filed against dozens of Baruch College fraternity members in the death of a student during a hazing ritual in northeastern Pennsylvania. 
 
 Five members of Pi Delta Psi and the fraternity itself were charged with third-degree murder in the December 2013 death of 19-year-old Chun “Michael” Deng. 
 
 Thirty-two others face charges ranging from aggravated assault to hazing. 

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 Baruch College freshman Chun "Michael" Deng, 19, died two years ago 
 
 Correction: An earlier version of this article and the headline mis-stated the number of people being charged and the nature of those charges in connection with the death of New York City college student Chun "Michael" Deng. Five people have been charged and several others could face charges based on a grand jury recommendation. 
 
 (CNN) Five fraternity brothers have been charged with criminal counts ranging from hindering apprehension to providing false statements to law enforcement in connection with the 2013 hazing death of a New York City college student, police said Tuesday. 
 
 Baruch College freshman Chun "Michael" Deng, 19, died two years ago from "complications of traumatic brain injury" during a hazing incident, according to court documents. Police said he suffered injuries during a fraternity ritual on a trip to the Poconos in Pennsylvania. 
 
 The first round of charges include hindering apprehension, concealing or destroying evidence, hazing and providing false information to law enforcement, according to court documents. 
 
 Charges are pending against others, officials said. The Monroe County, Pennsylvania, grand jury recommended various charges for a total of 37 people in connection with the death -- including charges of third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter against five other frat members, as well as the Pi Delta Psi fraternity, according to court documents. 
 
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 E. David Christine, the Monroe County district attorney, said his office would follow the recommendations of the grand jury. “We believe the recommendations were sound and worthy of action on the part of the commonwealth,” Mr. Christine said. 
 
 Prosecutors have started filing the charges and expect all the charges to be filed within the coming weeks, he said. 
 
 Those facing third-degree murder charges are Charles Lai, Kenny Kwan, Raymond Lam, Daniel Li and Sheldon Wong. The fraternity is also being charged, officials said. Third-degree murder, which does not involve premeditation or a specific intent to kill, carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. 
 
 Reached by telephone at his home in Flushing, Queens, Mr. Lam said he was aware of the charges but referred further questions to his lawyer, who could not be reached for comment. Efforts on Monday night to reach the four others facing third-degree murder charges or to determine the identity of their lawyers were unsuccessful. 
 
 Mr. Christine said the investigation had been lengthy because the authorities had to figure out who of the dozens who were present for the retreat were most involved in the hazing. He said investigators had to “try and make sure people were put in the right category of involvement.” 
 
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 Mr. Deng’s parents applauded the criminal charges in a statement released on Monday. Their son’s death, they said, was tragic and entirely preventable. 
 
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 “Too many families have been devastated as a result of fraternity hazing, with at least one student dying every year from hazing since 1970,” the Dengs said. “Fraternities and their members must be held accountable, and this step by authorities is an important one.” 
 
 In Mr. Deng’s honor, the family said it would continue pursuing a wrongful-death lawsuit seeking changes in Pi Delta Psi and other fraternities, so “other parents will be spared the loss of a precious child.” In light of the charges, the family plans to amend the suit to take into account the names and roles of those involved in Mr. Deng’s death. 
 
 Among the changes the family is seeking in the lawsuit, which was filed in April, is an end to the pledging process, their lawyer, Douglas E. Fierberg, said in a telephone interview on Monday. “If there was no pledging process,” he said, “Michael would not be dead.” 
 
 After the death, Baruch permenently banned the Pi Delta Psi fraternity. Starting in the fall of 2014, Baruch also instituted a suspension of all pledging activities for campus Greek Life organizations. That suspension was extended for three years this spring. 
 
 Spokesmen for Baruch College, part of the City University of New York, did not return multiple phone calls and emails seeking comment on Monday night. Reached by telephone on Monday, Victor Yin, the national vice president of Pi Delta Psi, said that he had not heard about the charges. 
 
 Mr. Deng was one of four pledges who joined members of Pi Delta Psi on an annual weekend retreat at a rental house in the Poconos, where he took part in a ritual called the Glass Ceiling. 
 
 After he was seriously injured and unconscious, fraternity members carried him inside the house, where they contacted a national fraternity official, who told them to hide fraternity items, the police said. Some members left the house, while others changed his clothes and conducted searches to diagnose his symptoms. 
 
 At some point, it was reported that Mr. Deng was having trouble breathing, the police said. Three fraternity members put him in a car and drove him to a hospital a half-hour away. By the time he arrived, he was unable to be revived. He died the next morning of severe trauma to the head, officials said.
– Five members of Baruch College's now-banned Pi Delta Psi fraternity could face up to 20 years in prison over a pledge's death during a hazing ritual almost two years ago in rural Pennsylvania. Following through with recommendations from a grand jury in Monroe County, prosecutors say they will file third-degree murder charges. Police allege Chun "Michael" Deng, 19, was blindfolded, weighed down with a bag of sand, and told to walk toward a voice as other frat members tried to tackle him during an outdoor ritual known as "glass ceiling." At one point, Deng complained that his head hurt after he'd been lifted and dropped on the ground, but he continued until he was knocked unconscious, reports the New York Times. He died later at a hospital. Thirty-two others face charges including aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and hazing, reports CBS New York. Before Deng was driven 30 minutes to a hospital, frat members moved him inside, changed his clothes, and researched his symptoms online, police say. They also called their national fraternity president, who reportedly told them to hide all evidence they were in a frat. "A minimum of at least two hours went by before he actually received any type of medical care," a police chief said after the incident, per CNN. A forensic pathologist found Deng died from multiple traumatic injuries, including a brain injury, and delayed medical care which led to neurogenic shock. Deng's parents say they "applaud" the charges, calling Deng's death "entirely preventable." They add they'll continue pursuing a wrongful-death suit in the hope of ending pledging altogether. "If there was no pledging process, Michael would not be dead," their lawyer says.