OC Jury Deadlocks In Hockey Player Rape Case
SANTA ANA (AP) — An Orange County jury has deadlocked in a case in which a minor league hockey player was accused of rape three years ago.
David McKee of Texas was indicted last year on charges he raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman in July 2006. She had been drinking with the 26-year-old McKee and his friends, all minor league hockey players in town for the Anaheim Ducks hockey camp.
The Orange County Superior Court jurors deadlocked 11 to 1 Friday, with the majority voting not guilty.
McKee's attorney argued in court that his client had consensual sex with the woman.
The Los Angeles Times reports that a pre-trial hearing to determine whether McKee will be retried has been scheduled for Jan. 7.
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