Prep School Rape Trial: Owen Labrie Acquitted of Felony Rape, Guilty of Misdemeanors

A jury Friday acquitted 19-year-old Owen Labrie, a graduate of elite St. Paul’s prep school in New Hampshire, of felony sexual assault charges, but found him guilty of misdemeanor sex assault. Labrie had been accused of raping a 15-year-old fellow student in the school’s machine room last May. The AP reports the jury…
Prep School Rape Trial: Friends Testify That Owen Labrie Admitted to Sex With Accuser
Owen Labrie, a former prefect at the elite St. Paul’s school who stands accused of raping a 15-year-old girl as part of a sex competition, told police in 2014 that he did not have sex with his accuser. Labrie and his attorney J.W. Carney Jr. have maintained this defense during his current trial, noting that Labrie …
