Former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., a potential first-round NBA Draft pick, has been found not guilty on a rape charge.
Former Illinois standout Terrence Shannon Jr., a potential first-round 2024 NBA Draft pick, was found not guilty Thursday on a rape charge after a jury in Douglas County, Kansas, spent less than two hours deliberating the verdict. The 23-year-old Shannon was accused of committing sexual assault last September while visiting Kansas for a football game between the Illini and Jayhawks.
The woman told police she was at the bar when a man, whom she later identified as Shannon, grabbed her buttocks and reached under her skirt to touch her. The woman claimed that the bar was crowded, so she was unable to move. Shannon testified that a woman close to him had been raped, and he would never treat another woman the same way. Shannon's lawyers called the allegations a 'blind accusation' and questioned the motives of the woman.
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