SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas.
The suspension, she ruled, deprived Shannon of “protected property interests” without due process.
Prosecutors in Douglas County, Kansas, charged Shannon on Dec. 5 with rape or an alternative count of sexual battery.
The alleged incident occurred early on Sept. 9 after Shannon and a friend attended the Illini's football game at Kansas.
The woman said Shannon grabbed her buttocks and then reached under her skirt and touched her sexually.
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