Former Illinois star and NBA hopeful Terrence Shannon Jr. has been found not guilty.Shannon Jr. was acquitted in his rape trial where he was accused of committing sexual assault on Sept. 9, in Lawrence, Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reported that Shannon was in Lawrence that day to watch a football game between Illinois and the University of Kansas.The State of Kansas found Shannon Jr.
The trial included testimony from Kevin McCullar Jr., a former teammate of Shannon Jr. at Texas Tech and basketball player at Kansas, as well as testimony from forensic scientists.Shannon Jr. had specifically been charged with rape and an alternative count of sexual battery. Shannon was suspended for six games during the Illini's season before a federal judge ruled his civil rights had been violated and reinstated him.Shannon Jr.
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