The story originally appeared in The News Gazette:
After the jury was dismissed, the courtroom erupted in cheers and high-fives as the former Illinois player hugged members of his family and other supporters. His attorneys, speaking outside the courthouse, said that Shannon was owed an apology for having endured the ordeal based on what they had described as the flimsiest of evidence.
“He took a lot of ridicule from the court of public opinion, but now that the jury of his peers have spoken, I think everyone owes him an apology,” his Chicago-based attorney Mark Sutter said.
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Former Illini star Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty of rape and sexual assault on Thursday in a case involving allegations over an incident that happened near the University of Kansas campus in September.
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