A former Carthage College football player who was accused of sexual assault in 2016 has been found not guilty by a jury.
Lawrence Gaines, 21, of Griffin, Ind., had been charged with second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim in the 2016 incident.
On Wednesday, following a two-day jury trial, jurors found Gaines not guilty.
The court entered a judgment on the verdict, and Gaines was relieved from all obligations of the bond in this case.
The criminal complaint was filed following an incident on Sept. 11, 2016, when an officer with the Kenosha Police Department was sent to Carthage College around 3:15 a.m. to investigate a report of a possible sexual assault. The alleged victim reported being “touched improperly” in a football player’s room.