LAWRENCE, Kan. (WAND) — Terrence Shannon Jr., an Illinois basketball player who has been charged with rape in Lawrence, Kan., made his first appearance in Douglas County court on Thursday
Illinois star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. filed a temporary restraining order Monday against the university in an effort to be reinstated after being suspended indefinitely following a rape charge stemming from an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September. Attorneys Mark P. Sutter, Rob Lang, Steve Beckett and Mark Goldenberg filed the order in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Champaign, saying the university rushed to judgment and did not follow its protocols. Illinois associate chancellor Robin Kaler said the school will review the lawsuit and defend its disciplinary methods.