Ryan Povilaitis Found Not Guilty on All Counts

 
 
A not guilty verdict has come back on each of the three counts filed against Ryan Povilaitis in Starke Circuit Court.

He was facing charges of Criminal Deviant Conduct and Attempted Rape as Class B felonies and Battery as a Class A Misdemeanor. Several witnesses were called to the stand, including Povilaitis himself.

The trial lasted three days.

Knox Man Arrested Amidst Sexual Battery Allegations

A Knox man was arrested last weekend on allegations of sexual battery.

A woman called police to report that she had been attacked by Ryan Povilaitis. She told Knox City Police that Povilaitis was intoxicated and came into the room in the residence they shared and he allegedly forced himself on her. The performance of the sexual act was not committed, but it was attempted. The oral form of the act reportedly occurred. He also allegedly poked the victim with toothpicks and hit her with other objects.

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