Ever get the feeling something in the story is just a little too pat, like that Professor who claimed she was getting death threats and a video was found of her hanging a noose on her own door? I get that feeling in this story. Something’s fishy.
I’ve been watching this one in the news and there doesn’t appear to be any there there.
My impression is that the kid got drunk and got his butt kicked and needed a cover story and is now afraid to back down.
For starters, who was at that party? Among all of them, they should be able to find at least one witness.
If it really went down as he claimed, then I think Tennen must have been an unwelcome guest at the party. If so, it was probably something he said.
Don't interpret my speculation as condoning what happened. Furthermore, someone should have intervened -- no matter how far out-of-line they thought Tennen might have been.