 |
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Rape charges against teens at church conference are dropped
Charges against three boys who had been accused of raping girls at a church youth conference in Issaquah have been dismissed.
King County prosecutors dropped second-degree rape charges against two 16-year-old boys on Friday, more than two months after dismissing charges against the third boy, 17. They will not be allowed to refile the charges.
Two of the girls maintain that they were raped, but other teens who also attended the Trinity Lutheran College conference July 28 have cast doubt on the allegations, said attorney Dennis McGuire, who represents one of the 16-year-old boys.
Prosecutor's spokesman Dan Donohoe said only that "new information surfaced, and we felt we could no longer prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt."
All three were initially accused of forcing three girls to have sex at the conference. Charges were dropped against the 17-year-old in August because his accuser recanted, attorneys said.
My web site
My Yahoo!
Google
 Day in Pictures The German chancellor and more |
 David Horsey Giving Chinese dissidents a choice |
 'Mad Men' returns Cable hit rides wave of publicity |
· 520 tolls may stretch from I-5 to Bellevue
· Fifth dental death in 3 years
· Plane hopper has worn out cute welcome
· Stepson faces jury in for-hire slaying
· Agencies asked to ease safety rules
· Officer's firing unjustified, board says
· State race for public lands chief could get rough
· Christians taking on role as environmentalists
· Group proposes climate-saving strategy
· Legacy House turns 10
· Mercer Island residents sue to stop Tent City
· Principal charged with raping teen
more· Saddling up in the Grand Coulee
· Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
· Calif. requires ships to cut pollution off coast
· Toll on 520 bridge could be as high as $3.80
· WA court gives legal immunity to some stepparents
more· Grizzly bear attacks woman in Alaska
· Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
· DNA: elk likely source of Mont. livestock disease
· Calif. peak may be named for Sierra Club's Brower
· State highway patrols struggle with big gas bills
more
The Big BlogBy Monica Guzman and other P-I editors and staff
· Conor Oberst to perform at Easy Street
· Protest du jour - Calling all Alaskan Way Viaduct fans
· Rachael Ray's husband has a recipe for rock
Strange BedfellowsP-I staff on Seattle politics
· Nader a boon to Democrats?
· Obama up in Fla., Va. polls
· Wall Street got drunk
Seattle Real Estate NewsWith the P-I's Aubrey Cohen
· Landmarks board openings
· Sunset bowl apartments
· Green building task force
Seattle TrafficBy Reporter Larry Lange and other P-I staff
· No retrofit? Make the case, viaduct group says
· Sound off about a new viaduct interchange
· Council members review Metro bus hike Wednesday
101 Elliott Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 448-8000
Home Delivery: (206) 464-2121 or (800) 542-0820
seattlepi.com serves about 1.7 million unique visitors
and 30 million page views each month.
Send comments to newmedia@seattlepi.com
Send investigative tips to iteam@seattlepi.com
©1996-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Terms of Use/Privacy Policy
