Trials for suspects in Haskell rape case delayed until summer
Trials for two former Haskell Indian Nations University students accused of rape were rescheduled on Monday.
The defendants, a 21-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, are accused of raping a fellow Haskell student in a university dormitory on Nov. 15, 2014.
Both men were expelled from the school after the incident. They were released from the Douglas County Jail after each posted a $75,000 bond.
The 20-year-old defendant faces two felony counts of rape and one of sodomy. The 21-year-old suspect faces counts of aiding and abetting attempted aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated criminal sodomy, aiding and abetting attempted rape and two counts of rape. Both men pleaded not guilty in May 2015.
The trial for the 20-year-old was scheduled to begin Monday morning, but his defense attorney, Sarah Swain, filed for a continuance, citing the need to further review the prosecution’s evidence. His trial, which is scheduled to last for eight days, will now begin on June 13.
The trial for the 21-year-old suspect was scheduled to begin April 4, but has now been pushed to July 25.







