Illinois' Terrence Shannon charged with sexual assault

[Da Coach]

University of Illinois leading scorer and All-American candidate Terrence Shannon, who leads the Illini with a 21.7 ppg average, has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.
In a breaking story, the county district attorney for Douglas County in Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) has issued an arrest warrant today for Shannon for the charge of rape.
Press release-

[egib52]

University of Illinois leading scorer and All-American candidate Terrence Shannon, who leads the Illini with a 21.7 ppg average, has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.
In a breaking story, the county district attorney for Douglas County in Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) has issued an arrest warrant today for Shannon for the charge of rape.
Press release-

A somewhat familiar story, it will be interesting on how this plays out. Unfortunately for Illini fans, this likely ends his season regardless.

[BUfan17]

A somewhat familiar story, it will be interesting on how this plays out. Unfortunately for Illini fans, this likely ends his season regardless.

Kind of similar but also different in one way. Notice how in the press release they specifically state "He was not in Lawrence on official University business, nor was he a member of the University's travel party".

Illinois had to know this was being investigated and let him play all year until the arrest.

The Childs situation happened when traveling for a game, which led to his immediate suspension.

[Da Coach]

Kind of similar but also different in one way. Notice how in the press release they specifically state "He was not in Lawrence on official University business, nor was he a member of the University's travel party".

Illinois had to know this was being investigated and let him play all year until the arrest.

The Childs situation happened when traveling for a game, which led to his immediate suspension.

According to news reports, Athletic Director Josh Whitman and the University of Illinois "was first notified back on Sept. 9 about Shannon being involved in an incident at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. However, documents with information about the player being charged with rape were not obtained by the school until Wednesday of this week."
Article- https://abc7chicago.com/terrence-sha...lini/14241898/

So they say they knew about the incident in the bar that Shannon was involved with, and it seems logical they knew it was being investigated. But they did not see official documents related to the issuing of charges until this past Wednesday.
The way that statement is worded suggests they might have known that charges were likely to happen, but they weren't officially notified until this past week.
So should they have suspended him before any charges were issued?

This article has an explanation of the University's "zero tolerance policy" and their "Student-Athlete Conduct Panel" which will review the case and could make a determination of whether Shannon might return to playing- https://herald-review.com/sports/col...ed13114f4.html

[tomahawk chop]

According to news reports, Athletic Director Josh Whitman and the University of Illinois "was first notified back on Sept. 9 about Shannon being involved in an incident at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas. However, documents with information about the player being charged with rape were not obtained by the school until Wednesday of this week."
Article- https://abc7chicago.com/terrence-sha...lini/14241898/

So they say they knew about the incident in the bar that Shannon was involved with, and it seems logical they knew it was being investigated. But they did not see official documents related to the issuing of charges until this past Wednesday.
The way that statement is worded suggests they might have known that charges were likely to happen, but they weren't officially notified until this past week.
So should they have suspended him before any charges were issued?

This article has an explanation of the University's "zero tolerance policy" and their "Student-Athlete Conduct Panel" which will review the case and could make a determination of whether Shannon might return to playing- https://herald-review.com/sports/col...ed13114f4.html

If he played for Kansas he would still be playing.

[PhiAlphaBoy]

So they say they knew about the incident in the bar that Shannon was involved with, and it seems logical they knew it was being investigated. But they did not see official documents related to the issuing of charges until this past Wednesday.
The way that statement is worded suggests they might have known that charges were likely to happen, but they weren't officially notified until this past week.
So should they have suspended him before any charges were issued?

This article has an explanation of the University's "zero tolerance policy" and their "Student-Athlete Conduct Panel" which will review the case and could make a determination of whether Shannon might return to playing- https://herald-review.com/sports/col...ed13114f4.html

Illinois certainly would have asked Shannon the minute they found out that charges were likely to happen...so they knew what was going to go down eventually. That said, we're all innocent until proven guilty so technically he should be allowed to continue playing until a court of law determines his innocence or guilt. Of course, the spin is always "he's being given time away from the game to fight the charges". But would that be his choice if asked?

[bradleyfan124]

I agree.Innocent til proven guilty. She may be lying ala Yale Lacrosse Team or was it Harvard

[PhiAlphaBoy]

I agree.Innocent til proven guilty. She may be lying ala Yale Lacrosse Team or was it Harvard

Duke Lacrosse.

[bradleyfan124]

Duke Lacrosse.

Ok Thanks

[KillerB]

Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. found not guilty of rape

[Stryker]

Saw this from a mile away. The DA involved in this should be removed from his job. There was no evidence and there were texts found in discovery back in December that this thing was total BS. https://x.com/mitchgilfillan/status/...WULQA2kpg&s=19

False accusations should be punished by the legal system.

[Da Coach]

If anyone else is blocked by a paywall from reading the article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch above, here is a free article from ESPN - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ot-guilty-rape

As noted above, this is a case that probably should never have been tried and maybe shouldn't have been charged. It appears to have been entirely based on the woman's accusation, with no corroborating forensic evidence, and multiple witnesses disputing her claims.
In addition to those damning text messages with her friends, ESPN reported, "Following the alleged incident, the woman found Shannon's picture in a Google search and then went to police."

So before she decided to go to the police, she googled the top NBA prospect on the Illinois team?

[bradleyfan124]

If anyone else is blocked by a paywall from reading the article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch above, here is a free article from ESPN - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ot-guilty-rape

As noted, this is a case that probably should never have been tried and maybe shouldn't have been charged. It appears to have been entirely based on the woman's accusation, with no corroborating forensic evidence, and multiple witnesses disputing her claims.

Too many people make accusations and then walk away. Ruining peoples lives.

[Tommy]

In the Old Testament, a person would be punished in the same manner as the crime the person being falsely accused would have been punished. Nowadays, false accusers just get book deals.

[bradleyfan124]

In the Old Testament, a person would be punished in the same manner as the crime the person being falsely accused would have been punished. Nowadays, false accusers just get book deals.

I agree with the idea the person making the false statement then serves the time