Lawyers for a Whitley County Athletic Director facing rape charges in Baltimore, have released a statement announcing that the case has been dropped.
The News Journal in Corbin reported that Michael Campbell was arrested in January in Baltimore after a 23-year-old woman showed up at the hospital where she told detectives her mother’s fiance had sexually assaulted her.
Paul Croley, one of Campbell’s attorneys, released a statement saying that the situation was now terminated and that Campbell had maintained his innocence from the very beginning.
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“It’s easy to make allegations against someone. These types of allegations can ruin people’s lives. Fortunately, our legal system requires the state to prove its case. In the media frenzy – sound bite driven era that we currently live, people forget that a criminal charge is nothing more than an unproven allegation. All too often, people rush to judge someone simply based upon what they see or hear in the news. Every person should have their day in court. For Michael Campbell, the nightmare is now officially over. He stood his ground and forced the State of Maryland to prove the charges had merit,” said Croley in his written statement.
Campbell thanked his family, friends, and attorneys who had stood by him during the ordeal.
“I am thankful the judicial system worked in my case and protected me from these untrue accusations,” said Campbell.
49-year-old Campbell was facing several sex offense charges, plus one count of second degree assault and one count of second degree rape.
