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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 27, 2025 - 3:13 pm

Lawrence police now say former Prairie Park Elementary speech pathologist had 8 alleged victims

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police are asking prosecutors to file more charges against the former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist charged with sexually abusing a student, now alleging that he had eight victims over a span of two days.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 21, 2025 - 3:26 pm

Lawrence police allege elementary school employee used guise of ‘test’ to abuse student

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police allege that a Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist charged with sex crimes used the guise of a test to abuse a student.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 11, 2025 - 3:36 pm

Lawrence police say there are ‘more than 2 potential victims’ in elementary school sexual assault case

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence police say they now believe there are more potential victims beyond the two known children who were allegedly sexually assaulted by an employee at Prairie Park Elementary School. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 10, 2025 - 2:52 pm

Lawrence police investigating alleged sexual assault of elementary school students

by Mackenzie Clark

Two Prairie Park Elementary School students were allegedly sexually assaulted by an employee of the school, Lawrence police say.

Education November 20, 2024 - 2:16 pm

KHDE awards funding to KU program for sexual assault prevention initiative 

by Maya Smith, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment awarded a grant to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Program at KU for a new prevention initiative that will extend beyond just the university.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 13, 2024 - 4:43 pm

‘It’s not right’: Pallet village guests voice concerns about Lawrence’s community for unhoused people

by Mackenzie Clark

Sarah Swan was apprehensive about moving from a camp into Pallet shelter village. Now, as one of dozens of people who have been exited back to the streets, she’s angry, sad and concerned about how the program is being operated.

Crime & Courts August 7, 2024 - 1:04 pm

Lawrence Police Department to offer Rape Aggression Defense class

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Police Department will hold a nine-hour Rape Aggression Defense class for up to 20 participants over two weekends in September and October.

Crime & Courts July 24, 2024 - 3:21 am

Congressional hearing spotlights Haskell’s alleged failure to support sexual assault survivors

by Mackenzie Clark

Some members of the U.S. Congress during a hearing Tuesday focused on Haskell Indian Nations University’s alleged failures to respond to reports of sexual violence and support student survivors appropriately.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 3, 2024 - 7:57 pm

Douglas County DA’s office dismisses charges against 2 of 4 defendants in rape case

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County prosecutors have dismissed cases against two men charged with rape in connection with video-recorded incidents from March 2023 because they can no longer find the woman in the videos.

Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 13, 2024 - 4:31 pm

Jury finds Illinois basketball player not guilty of raping woman at Lawrence bar

by Andrea Albright

After only 90 minutes of deliberation, jurors Thursday afternoon found an Illinois basketball player not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Lawrence bar in September.

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