A hazing incident connected with the Inglemoor High School group “The Naked Vikes” shocked the Northshore community and beyond this week.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Deputies found 12 males, ages 16 to 18, on Monday night in a wooded area in north Bothell after they received a 911 call from nearby residents.

Seven of the boys were identified as victims and were bent over a log with open wounds from being struck with switches.

Police have identified five potential suspects connected with the Naked Vikes.

But now almost everyone, including the parents of the victims, are not talking about the incident.

“None of the other parents are coming forward and I should not be the only one,” said Sara Walvatne, whose son James Walvatne was one of the victims. “It was criminal what happened and now none of the boys will say anything. I am appalled that no one else will come forward.”

Sara Walvatne said that a parent of another victim told her he would not talk to the media or police because he is afraid that his son will lose his scholarship. She said that James’ father was planning to meet with an attorney about the incident.

“How do you lose a scholarship for being the victim?” asked Sara Walvatne. “It doesn’t make any sense.”

James Walvatne has also stopped talking.

“We are trying to get him to understand that people need to know about this,” said Sara Walvatne.

She also said that she heard another hazing incident, like the one her son was involved in, took place last year. The police were also called in that case as well but no charges were filed, she said.

“Other kids need to know this happens because it is wrong,” she said.

Sara Walvatne said that her son stays with his father during the week and she did not see him until the day after the incident.

“They treated him in the ambulance,” she said. “… This should not be something that people do to each other.”

But James Walvatne’s injuries forced his parents to take him to Urgent Care on Thursday for fear of internal bleeding.

“He is going to have internal and external scars,” said Sara Walvatne. “He has a cigarette burn on the back of his neck and a cigar burn on his back.”

One of the suspects in the beating apologized for the incident and Sara Walvatne said he told others that he blacked out.

“How is this not premeditated? How do you black out?” she said. “They had PVC pipes and golf clubs.”

The victims claim that they were beaten with the PVC pipes and headless golf clubs, burned and urinated on.

Police responded to the 23900 block of Carter Road in Bothell around 10:40 p.m. for a report of males yelling in a large wooded area.

Police say some of the boys were bent over a log and had open wounds from being struck with switches and other items. A Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department press release said some of the boys were only wearing shorts.

Some of the juveniles also appeared to be suffering from hypothermia so aid cars were requested to respond.

The boys were treated at the scene and released to their parents.

During the initial contact each of the boys stated they did not want to cooperate in a police investigation.

The Naked Vikes are known as a spirited group that dress up in crazy outfits and paint their face to cheer on the Inglemoor High School sports teams.