Prosecutors Drop Charges

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office recently dropped a pair of charges against the owner of an infamous Derby exotic dance club, Michelle’s Beach House. While the move is significant for the defendant, the charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning prosecutors are eligible to refile the case within the five-year statute of limitations for the charges.

Prosecutors Rest Case Against College Student Accused of Rape on Campus

Prosecutors in Douglas County recently rested their case in the trial against a 20-year-old defendant accused of raping a 19-year-old freshman female classmate at Haskell Indian Nations University. The rape allegedly took place in November 2014 in the defendant’s dorm room with the aid of another former college student whose trial is expected to go on in late July.