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 a 15-year-old student as part of a sex competition, testified today that he thought his accuser was having a “great time” during the 

He was accused of raping [a 15-year-old freshman] girl in May 2014 at their boarding academy, the prestigious St. Paul's School in Concord. Prosecutors said he did it as part of a ritual called the "Senior Salute," in which 

Owen Labrie St. Paul's School Student Court Trial Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via APFormer St. Paul's student Owen Labrie waits for the second day of his trial to begin at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, 

Jurors returned to court Friday to resume deliberations in a rape trial pitting the credibility of a former student of an elite New Hampshire prep school against his accuser. In closing arguments Thursday, prosecutors asked the jury of three women and