Police Pushing For Charges In Rape Case

Lewiston police are recommending that a student leader from Boise State University be charged with raping another student in Lewiston during an intercollegiate conference last fall.

Sgt. Alan Johnson said the recommendation has been forwarded to Nez Perce County Prosecutor Denise Rosen. But Rosen said on Wednesday that she had not yet reviewed the case and did not expect to take action this week.

An Idaho State University student reported to police that she was assaulted by two men, both from Boise State, in their Lewiston motel room early on the morning of Oct. 15 after a night of drinking in Moscow.

FBI laboratory test results showed only one of the men had sex with the woman, Johnson said. Both Boise State students have denied any wrongdoing.

The students were in Lewiston to attend the Idaho Student Summit at Lewis-Clark State College. The gathering is held each year as a forum for student leaders.

Johnson said the investigation took several months because of a delay in getting test results from the FBI lab.