Wildcat Lodge Case Dropped: Prosecutors are dropping the case of a woman who claims she was raped by a University of Kentucky basketball player last April in the Wildcat Lodge. Fayette County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson has dropped any plans to present the on again-off again case to a grand jury, following discovery that the accuser and suspect had a previous relationship, and that the accuser had tried to contact the suspect after charges had been filed. Additionally, several statements made by the accuser brought into doubt her timeline of the events and the allegation that she was drugged. The 29-year-old accuser was never identified, but Bill Duffy, a sports agent for former Kentucky player Chuck Hayes, has said Hayes was notified of the investigation and said the rape allegation was false.
[11/02/05]
