Owen Labrie and the 'nerd defense'

CONCORD, N.H. — Former St. Paul's School student Owen Labrie was acquitted Friday of raping a 15-year-old girl in a secluded room on the campus in May of last year, but was found guilty on lesser sexual-assault charges involving a minor — a split A New Hampshire jury has returned with a mixed verdict in … Read more

Owen Labrie and the 'nerd defense'

Owen Labrie, a former New Hampshire prep school senior, was found not guilty of raping a 15-year-old freshman, but guilty of lesser charges, including misdemeanor sexual assault. Labrie broke down in tears as the judge read out one of the guilty charges. Nineteen-year-old former St. Paul's School student Owen Labrie, who stands accused of raping … Read more

Owen Labrie, former prep school senior, acquitted of felony rape

AP Photo/Jim ColeOwen Labrie listens as his former classmates testify in Merrimack County Superior Court on Monday, August 24, 2015, in Concord, New Hampshire. A former student at elite boarding school St. Paul's  AP Photo/Jim ColeOwen Labrie listens as his former classmates testify in Merrimack County Superior Court on Monday, August 24, 2015, in Concord, … Read more