{"id":2218524,"date":"2024-04-11T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-drops-investigation-into-star-basketball-player-charged-with-rape-citing-lack-of-evidence\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:36:34","slug":"school-drops-investigation-into-star-basketball-player-charged-with-rape-citing-lack-of-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-drops-investigation-into-star-basketball-player-charged-with-rape-citing-lack-of-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"School Ends Inquiry Into Prominent Basketball Player Accused of Rape Due to Insufficient Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-drops-investigation-into-star-basketball-player-charged-with-rape-citing-lack-of-evidence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2218524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A prominent University of Illinois basketball player faced a suspension following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault allegations<\/a>. Despite being charged with rape, the university dropped its\u2063 investigation after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraceful-situation-trump-speaks-out-on-new-york-case-during-recess\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes New York case during recess, calls it disgraceful.\">court ruling favored<\/a> the athlete, citing insufficient\u2063 evidence. The player successfully appealed the suspension, and\u200b now the school has halted disciplinary actions, mentioning \u200bthe lack of substantiating \u200bevidence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-rutgers-basketball-player-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-for-killing-brothel-worker-he-mistook-for-other-woman\/\" title=\"Ex-Rutgers Basketball Player Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For Killing Brothel Worker He Mistook For Other Woman\">star basketball player<\/a> at the University of Illinois was suspended after a woman accused him of sexual assault, but the school has now dropped its own investigation into the athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Terrence Shannon Jr. was suspended from the Illinois basketball team after he was charged with rape in Kansas, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/terrence-shannon-jr-illinois-basketball-rape-charge-9d4bb7e676fa2ba6f0d83018c5f5f463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> earlier this year. Shannon successfully lobbied a U.S. District Court judge to overturn the suspension and allow him to start playing again, and now the university has ended its attempt to discipline the athlete, citing a lack of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon was charged with rape on December 5 by prosecutors in Douglas County, Kansas, after a woman claimed that he put his hands under her skirt and violated her. The alleged incident occurred on September 9, 2023, while Shannon and a teammate were at a bar after attending Illinois\u2019 football game against Kansas. The woman claimed Shannon \u2013 whom she identified after searching the school\u2019s online basketball team roster \u2013 called her over and then grabbed her buttocks before reaching under her skirt to touch her sexually, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate assistant for the basketball team assigned to drive Shannon and his teammate to Kansas and chaperone them said he was near Shannon the entire night in question and never saw anything the woman described in her allegations, the AP report noted.<\/p>\n<p>After the charges were filed, the University of Illinois suspended Shannon from the team, and he missed six games. Judge Colleen Lawless ruled on January 19 that the university had violated Shannon\u2019s civil rights and deprived him of his \u201cprotected property interests\u201d by suspending him without due process. She noted that Shannon was supporting several family members and his suspension jeopardized his chances of being one of the first players to be drafted by the NBA and to make money through endorsements allowed by the NCAA\u2019s name, image, and likeness policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiff\u2019s participation in sports is vital to the development of his career as well as his current and future economic opportunities considering plaintiff\u2019s intention to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft,\u201d Lawless wrote in her ruling, the AP reported. \u201cPrior to his suspension, plaintiff was projected to be a lottery pick in the NBA. His participation in future games impact his prospects in the draft and his earning potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On April 5, Illinois sent a memo to Shannon, his accuser, and university officials stating that it would not follow through on disciplinary proceedings against the star player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 a determination was made that the evidence available to [the Office for Student Conflict Resolution] at this time is not sufficient to allow a reasonable hearing panel to find [Shannon] in violation of the Student Code sections identified in the allegation notice,\u201d the school\u2019s director of its Office for Student Conflict Resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kcjohnson9\/status\/1778162577425768806?s=43&#038;t=zEuer7j4Ff8TVIcpiUO1KA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cFor example, access to the complainant, the complainant\u2019s witness and the complete Lawrence Police Department file was not available to the investigator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant has not indicated an intent to participate in a hearing before a hearing panel at this time,\u201d the school administrator continued. \u201cAs a result, the process has concluded, charges have been dropped, and no disciplinary action will be taken against [Shannon] at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school did, however, say that it may bring disciplinary proceedings against Shannon should \u201cnew substantial evidence\u201d come to light.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon still faces charges in Kansas. His attorney gave <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/university-of-illinois-drops-sex-assault-investigation-into-illini-basketball-player-terrence-shannon-jr-his-attorney-says\/14644377\/#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Illinois%20has,basketball%20player%20Terrence%20Shannon%20Junior.\">a statement<\/a> to ABC 7 in December saying Shannon is innocent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince September, when these allegations surfaced, Terrence has cooperated with law enforcement throughout the investigation, declaring his innocence from the beginning,\u201d the attorney said. \u201cNow, several months later, my office learned that formal charges were filed against him [in December] in Lawrence, KS. In less than 24 hours, my client responded, and he voluntarily surrendered to local authorities for processing and release. Terrence is innocent of these charges, and he intends to take his case to trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shannon\u2019s team was ranked 14<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation and second in the Big Ten conference, with Shannon averaging 21.7 points per game, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Illinois University basketball standout faced suspension over sexual assault allegations but is now cleared as the school halts its probe. Terrence Shannon Jr., initially charged with rape in Kansas, has been reinstated to the team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2218525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1446603268-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2218524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1446603268-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}