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Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 26, 2023 - 6:17 pm

Jury acquits ex-Lawrence police officer charged with rape

by Mackenzie Clark

A former Lawrence police officer was found not guilty of rape and numerous computer crimes Friday following a weeklong trial in Douglas County District Court.

Crime & Courts May 24, 2022 - 2:05 pm

Case against former Lawrence police officer charged with rape set for mediation

by Andrea Albright

Prosecutors agreed Tuesday morning to allow the case against a former Lawrence police officer charged with raping a woman in his patrol vehicle to move to criminal mediation.

Crime & Courts May 3, 2022 - 2:42 pm

Affidavit says woman feared reporting alleged sexual assault by Lawrence police officer

by Mackenzie Clark

A woman was afraid to report that she had been raped by a Lawrence police officer when he gave her a ride home from the bars on New Year’s Day in 2017, according to allegations in court documents.

Crime & Courts March 18, 2022 - 1:44 pm

Prosecutors move to seal document in rape case against ex-Lawrence police officer

by Andrea Albright and Mackenzie Clark

Documents filed in the case of a former Lawrence police officer accused of raping a woman while on duty indicate that prosecutors are moving forward cautiously to protect both the woman and their case. Also, here’s how the man’s bond differs from most local sex crime cases.

Crime & Courts March 15, 2022 - 3:24 pm

Ex-Lawrence police officer charged in alleged on-duty rape, plus 24 other counts

by Andrea Albright

A man accused of raping a 20-year-old woman while he was on duty as a Lawrence police officer was formally charged during a court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

Crime & Courts March 4, 2022 - 11:26 am

Former Lawrence police officer arrested on suspicion of raping 20-year-old while he was on duty, 24 other counts

by Mackenzie Clark

Former Lawrence police officer Jonathan Gardner was arrested Friday on suspicion of more than two dozen criminal counts, including an alleged on-duty rape and two dozen counts of official misconduct and unlawful acts with computers.

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