By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — Conflicting stories, the fog of underage intoxication and the disappearance of cellphone video of an alleged Missouri sexual assault two years ago led… Read more »
Tag: rape
Prosecutor in Maryville case to address media
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — More than two months after being appointed special prosecutor to re-examine a northwest Missouri teenager’s claims that she was raped by an… Read more »
Senate showdown on military sexual assault bill
By DONNA CASSATA (WASHINGTON, AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape… Read more »
Prominent KC attorney joins Maryville case
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A prominent Kansas City defense attorney has been hired to represent a northwest Missouri man at the center of a teen sexual assault case that… Read more »
Hundreds rally in Maryville
By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A day after a Jackson County prosecutor was named to re-investigate a northwest Missouri teen sexual abuse case, a modest crowd of a… Read more »
Maryville prepares for protest
(MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A northwest Missouri sheriff anticipates up to 2,000 people showing up for a protest organized online on behalf of a girl who says she was sexually… Read more »
KC prosecutor vows fairness in Maryville case review
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says neither politics nor personal connections will play any role in her review of a northwest Missouri teen sexual… Read more »
Mo. AG has limited powers in Maryville case
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — As state attorney general, Chris Koster is sometimes referred to as Missouri’s top prosecutor. But as the nationally publicized case of an alleged teenage sexual… Read more »
Girl in Maryville case writes 1st-person account
By BILL DRAPER (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri teen who says she was raped by an older boy at her high school and left passed out on her… Read more »
Maryville teen sex assault case to be reopened
By BILL DRAPER (MARYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A 14-year-old girl who says she was raped by an older boy from her high school could get another chance to bring the… Read more »