US fraternity suspended over Facebook page

A US fraternity has been suspended as police investigate allegations that members used a Facebook page to post photos of nude and partly nude women.

A former member of Kappa Delta Rho at Penn State university's flagship campus in State College tipped police off to the page, telling them in January that it had been used by members to share photos of "unsuspecting victims, drug sales and hazing," according to a copy of a police warrant obtained by The Associated Press.

The ex-member also provided authorities with printouts from the page.

Police said anyone who posted the photos could face arrest on charges that include invasion of privacy.

An investigation of the informant's computer "yielded information on two victims whose images would rise to the level of criminal action," State College police Lieutenant Keith Robb said on Tuesday.

Facebook was contacted to disable the site and to obtain more information for the investigation, Robb said.

Some of the postings involved nude women in "sexual or embarrassing positions," the warrant reads. "It appears from the photos provided that the individuals in the photos are not aware that the photos had been taken."

Penn State's Intrafraternity Council issued a statement confirming that the Kappa Delta Rho had been suspended and said the fraternity would eventually be summoned to the council for full review of its conduct.

The national leadership of Kappa Delta Rho suspended the chapter for the remainder of the semester pending a membership review.

According to the ex-frat member who went to police, a second page dubbed "2.0" was started in about April 2014 after a woman depicted on the first Facebook page, called "Covert Business Transactions," complained.

The informant said the woman was visiting the fraternity when a member accidentally left his Facebook page logged in, and she noticed a photograph of her topless that was posted to the group.