Arrested student fights for justice

By Kaye Burnet | News Editor Weeks after being released from jail for a crime he never committed, Duquesne student Rex Coughenour is struggling to put his life back together. Coughenour, 61, was handcuffed and put in the back of a police car Sept. 15 around 1 a.m. after being stopped by police on his walk home to the South Side from Duquesne. His crime? … Continue reading Arrested student fights for justice

Evidence clears DU student of assault

By Kaye Burnet | News Editor The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office has dropped all charges against a Duquesne graduate student arrested in September for sexual assault after video surfaced that showed the student was somewhere else at the time of the attack, according to the office’s spokesman. Police arrested Rex Coughenour, 61, on Sept. 15 and accused him of attacking a pregnant woman. He … Continue reading Evidence clears DU student of assault

Duquesne student arrested for sexual assault of pregnant woman

Update (10/20/2015): The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Coughenour after video surfaced that showed the student somewhere else at the time of the attack. By Kaye Burnet | News Editor A 61-year-old Duquesne graduate student in the business school is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a pregnant woman near the Liberty Bridge Tuesday night, according to a criminal complaint. Police … Continue reading Duquesne student arrested for sexual assault of pregnant woman