photo by: Chris Conde/Journal-World

Terrence Shannon Jr. hugs his mother after he was acquitted of a rape charge on June 13, 2024, in Douglas County District Court.

NBA player Terrence Shannon is reportedly preparing to sue the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office and the Lawrence Police Department for malicious prosecution after Shannon was quickly acquitted of rape earlier this summer.

Last year Shannon, then a player for the University of Illinois was accused of rape for allegedly digitally penetrating a woman at a Lawrence bar, a claim he denied and that a Douglas County jury in June rejected in less than two hours.

Chicago-based attorney Mark Sutter, who assisted with Shannon’s defense at trial, is reportedly seeking millions in damages from the DA’s Office and LPD.

Shannon’s attorneys blasted the prosecution after trial, saying their client had been put through an ordeal based on the flimsiest of evidence.

Shannon testified at trial that he had never met the woman who accused him or touched her in any way.

The Journal-World has reached out to the city, county, DA’s Office and police department for comment on the lawsuit.