Boy, 15, kills himself after 'facing expulsion and being put on sex offender registry' for STREAKING at high school football game

Christian Adamek hanged himself on October 2 and died from his injuries two days later - a week after he streaked at his high school football game
He was arrested and school district recommended he face a court hearing
If convicted of indecent exposure, he'd have gone on sex offenders list

PUBLISHED: 10:40 EST, 10 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:50 EST, 10 October 2013

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A popular 15-year-old student has committed suicide after he reportedly faced expulsion and being placed on the sex offenders' register simply for streaking at a high school football game.

Christian Adamek, from Huntsville, Alabama, hanged himself on October 2, a week after he was arrested for running naked across the Sparkman High football field during a game.

The teenager died two days later from his injuries and on Wednesday, friends and family gathered at a memorial service as they struggled to comprehend the beloved student's death.

A video of Adamek streaking during a game against a rival team was posted on YouTube hours after the event and students took to Twitter to call him a 'legend'.

Loss: Christian Adamek, 15, hanged himself last week after he faced possible expulsion and criminal charges for streaking across his high school's football field during a game the week earlier

'Sparkman's new slogan is gonna be "Welcome to Sparkman High School, Home of Christian Adamek",' one student wrote.

But school staff did not treat the situation so lightly.

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Sparkman High Principal Michael Campbell told WHNT a day before the suicide attempt that the teen could face major repercussions because of his actions.

'There's the legal complications,' Campbell said. 'Public lewdness and court consequences outside of school with the legal system, as well as the school consequences that the school system has set up.'

Incident: Adamek, seen right, was filmed streaking across the school football field on September 27

In Alabama, indecent exposure is linked to the state's sex offender laws, meaning that he could have found himself on the sex offenders register due to the streaking.

Campbell added that that the incident was not just a prank and needed to be treated seriously.

Sparkman High administrators even recommended that Adamek face a hearing in the Madison County court system to determine if formal charges would be filed, WHNT reported.

Adamek had also been disciplined by the school district but the details had not been made public.

The day before the suicide attempt, the principal had confirmed that Adamek was not at school and the teenager's sister suggested on Twitter that Adamek faced expulsion, AL.com reported.

Popular: After the streaking, fellow students called Adamek, pictured, a 'legend' but the school district took it far more seriously, recommending that he had a court hearing and disciplining him

Missed: He is pictured with his mother, Angela, in his younger years. He also leaves behind a brother and sister

Campbell declined to comment on Adamek's death but the Madison County school district issued a statement saying it had 'received word that a Sparkman High School student has passed away'.

'Our prayers and thoughts are with the family during this time of bereavement,' the statement read.

The messages on Twitter have now turned from congratulatory to somber.

'Praying for the Adamek family. Christian was so funny and nice. He will be missed by so many,' one girl wrote.

The family - Adamek leaves behind his mother, Angela, and a sister and a brother - shared photos and memories online of the fun-loving teen, who was pictured posing and grinning at the camera.

At Wednesday's memorial service, his Boy Scout Troop master, David Silvernail, said Adamek was a popular teenager who always had a smile on his face.

Questions: The principal of Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama has not commented on the suicide

'There are two kinds of people in the world; ones that brighten the room when they walk in and those that don't,' he said.

'He was one that brightened the room when he walked in. That's what I'll always remember about Christian.'

His mother, Angela, thanked her son's friends and said they could learn from his life, AL.com reported.

'Remember to smile, don't be afraid to do something goofy and remember the consequences of those actions, ask for help when you need it, ask for help if you think your friends need it if you don't know what to do, be quirky, be happy, be smart,' she said.

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Brian, Silverdale WA, 1 hour ago

Actions have consequences.

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Birdie McNeil, New York City, 1 hour ago

Since when is streaking a sexual offense??? That's just stupid. It's just kids having some fun. Nobody got hurt. RIP young man.

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Uyen Tang, West Valley City, United States, 1 hour ago

Too harsh of a punishment unless he did this before... young people do stupid stuffs, he's only 15, being on a sex offender registry and expulsion pretty much ruins his high school life and future. He could've easily been let off with community service and probation. What he did was inappropriate but it didn't hurt anyone, this punishment is too harsh, I bet that lead to him hanging himself. I'm sorry for the family having to go through this sadness.

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Indiguk, Boston, United States, 1 hour ago

Shame on us Americans. This is what is wrong with the sex offenders list. It like Salam all over again. I know a young man on the list because he urinated in a bush off a freeway.

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itsagirl, USA, 1 hour ago

This is heartbreaking! Sex offender registry? Get real! That should be reserved for pervs not for things like this. His poor, sad family.

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Juiter Jupels, Bogansville, United States, 1 hour ago

Sue the school administrators for every penny they're worth. They should never work around children again!

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Uyen Tang, West Valley City, United States, 1 hour ago

hmm... he's only 15, is putting his name in a sex offenders registry too much? he could've let off with community service and warning. He's young, young people do stupid stuffs but is it worth expulsion and sex registry? too harsh. Now unless they already warned him or someone before but he continue to do it then it is serious but this sounds like a first time offender... doing what they did to him ruins the boy's future and in a moment of depression he did what he did. Sorry for the family that have to go through with this.

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Eileen Dover, Lanford, United States, 1 hour ago

God Bless that young boy and his family. When I was a teenager in the 70s, streaking was a big fad for awhile. I was never considered a sex offense, it was just a prank. Schools should make sure that students are aware of the consequences. This article was news to me.

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HG, Southern California, 1 hour ago

Poor kid. It was just a silly prank people have done for decades. It confuses me how our society takes some stupid things so seriously, yet turns a blind eye to the real issues. RIP