Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas

Published May 10, 2024 1:47 PM

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon is accused of committing sexual assault last September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. A woman told police she was at a bar when a man she later identified as Shannon grabbed and touched her sexually. The woman said the bar was crowded, so she couldn’t move. Shannon testified on Friday that he never touched the woman.

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