Former football star charged with rape

By Evening Express staff

updated 12:12 PM EST, Tue February 19, 2013

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Roger Lewis Jr. is charged with two counts of rape
He was a former high school football star in Ohio, college recruit
Roger Lewis Jr. says sex was consensual

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Former football star charged with rape

A former high school football star from Ohio is on trial for rape. Roger Lewis Jr., 19, is charged with raping a classmate twice during their senior year. He claims they had consensual sex. Testimony continued Monday in Lancaster, Ohio. The jury could get the case later this week.

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