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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.

Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 12, 2024 - 10:39 pm

KBI says DNA in rape case against Illinois basketball player was inconclusive; defense expert says it excludes defendant

by Andrea Albright

The jury trial of a University of Illinois basketball player accused of raping a woman in a Lawrence bar brought testimony from two of KU’s star players today, along with an analysis of the state’s physical evidence — or lack thereof — in the case.

Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 11, 2024 - 8:09 pm

Defense questions depth of police investigation during rape trial for Illinois basketball player

by Andrea Albright

Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. may be the one facing a charge of rape in connection with an incident at a Lawrence bar in September, but defense attorneys on Tuesday put the Lawrence Police Department on trial.

Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 10, 2024 - 6:47 pm

Jury trial of Illinois basketball player accused of raping woman at Lawrence bar set to begin Tuesday

by Andrea Albright

Attorneys selected 15 jurors on Monday to hear the case against an Illinois basketball player accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at a local bar in September.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 20, 2024 - 9:52 pm

Former cellmate says Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, if granted clemency, would ‘show the world that people can heal from trauma’

by Mackenzie Clark

Roxie Merriman wishes people would focus as much on what was done to Sarah Gonzales-McLinn as they do on how Gonzales-McLinn murdered her rapist. 

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 17, 2024 - 12:05 pm

Group seeking clemency for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn to hold public info session in Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

Advocates who are pushing for the governor to commute the sentence of a woman who killed her rapist in Lawrence 10 years ago will soon hold information sessions for the public.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 10, 2024 - 6:30 am

Prosecutors dismiss rape case against ex-KU basketball player, citing ‘insufficient evidence’

by Lawrence Times

The Douglas County district attorney’s office has dismissed a rape charge against a former University of Kansas basketball player.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 29, 2024 - 2:34 pm

Lawrence man sentenced to probation after taking plea in rape case

by Mackenzie Clark

A Lawrence man was sentenced Friday to two years of probation in connection with a woman’s report that he had raped her in 2018 after a party ahead of her freshman year at KU. 

Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 28, 2024 - 10:30 pm

Plea results in time-served sentence for Lawrence man convicted of sexual battery; questions could lead to appeal

by Andrea Albright

A Lawrence man who agreed to plead no contest to charges of aggravated battery and sexual battery was sentenced to time served Thursday after spending more than 4 1/2 years in jail awaiting trial, but the case may not yet be over.

Education March 28, 2024 - 6:03 pm

‘What Were You Wearing?’ art installation to give voice to sexual assault survivors

by Maya Hodison

After 10 years of representing a global movement empowering voices of sexual assault survivors, the “What Were You Wearing?” art installation will be hosted at KU in April.

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