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Charges dropped against MTSU student arrested in Spring Break gang rape

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Felony charges against George Davon Kennedy, Jr. for sexual battery by multiple perpetrators upon a physically incapacitated person were dropped last month by the Bay County court system in Florida.

No Information Notice from Bay County Court House explaining why the sexual battery charges against George Davon Kennedy, Jr. were dropped.
The No Information Notice from Bay County Court House explaining why the sexual battery charges against George Davon Kennedy, Jr. were dropped.

Kennedy, a previous MTSU freshmen, was arrested with Ryan Calhoun and Delonte Martistee from Troy University last March for assaulting a woman during Spring Break at Panama City Beach sometime between March 10-12, 2015. The victim originally told CNN that she was unaware of the situation until she saw a video on the news of the rape occurring in front of bystanders on the beach.

According to Florida’s State Attorney’s Office, the sexual battery charges against Kennedy were dropped due to “insufficient evidence to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Calhoun and Martistee continue to face sexual battery by multiple perpetrators of the first degree charges and are currently scheduled to have a pre-trial conference on April 21.

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