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February 6, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Michigan man who was found not guilty by a Quincy judge of criminal sexual assault in 2021 had a request for the records in his case to be expunged denied by a different judge. Drew Clinton, 19, of Taylor, Mich., appeared before Judge Roger Thomson for Wednesday’s hearing in Adams County Circuit…
Read Full Article August 1, 2022 | By Robert K. Adrian
I would like to respond to the opinion letter written by Kate Daniels, chairman of the Adams County Democratic Party, as well as others. It is not surprising she does not like me speaking out about the Drew Clinton case, because once the truth is known, it will be obvious that this is a political attack…
Read Full Article July 12, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Cammy Vaughan was in the front of the line Tuesday afternoon. She was part of 25 or so people who wanted to protest Judge Robert Adrian’s announcement that he intends to stay on the bench. Vaughan was the young woman who went public after Adrian had overturned the sexual assault conviction of Drew Clinton,…
Read Full Article July 9, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Robert Adrian, who is subject to a complaint from the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board, will announce his intention Tuesday to seek retention as a judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Adrian sent an email to local media Saturday morning. He will kick off his campaign at 5 p.m. Tuesday in front of the…
Read Full Article June 21, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board filed a complaint on Friday against Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert K. Adrian. Adrian found Drew Clinton, 18, guilty of felony criminal sexual assault following a bench trial in October 2021, but then on Jan. 3, Adrian vacated Clinton’s conviction, resulting in Clinton being released from the Adams…
Read Full Article April 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision to reject the re-sentencing of a local criminal sexual assault case hasn’t deterred a local grassroots organization. “Stand With Cammy” held a peaceful protest during the noon hour Thursday in downtown Quincy in support of Cameron Vaughan. The Quincy teenager spoke out against Drew Clinton, who was…
Read Full Article April 4, 2022 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — A protest of Judge Robert Adrian’s ruling in January in the criminal sexual assault case against Drew Clinton has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Washington Park. Scheduled to attend are Carrie Ward, chief executive officer of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Megan Duesterhaus-AuBuchon, executive director of the Quincy Area Network…
Read Full Article March 3, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha to have Drew Clinton re-sentenced. An order from the justices, submitted Thursday by clerk Cynthia Grant, said, “The double jeopardy clause prohibits further prosecution even where an acquittal is based on an egregiously erroneous foundation.” After finding 18-year-old Clinton guilty…
Read Full Article February 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Cameron Vaughan has been in the news quite often in the past month since she decided to speak out about Judge Robert Adrian’s reversal of his decision to find Drew Clinton guilty of one count of criminal sexual assault. Vaughan, who turns 17 in March, is in her final year as a student…
Read Full Article February 11, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Drew Schnack thought Wednesday’s interview of 16-year-old Cameron Vaughan of Quincy on the syndicated “Dr. Phil” talk show was “well done.” However, the Quincy attorney representing 18-year-old Drew Clinton, who was found guilty in October of criminal sexual assault but released in January after an Adams County judge reversed his verdict, had a…
Read Full Article February 11, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
A public protest of Judge Robert Adrian’s reversal of a ruling in a criminal sexual assault case will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Washington Park. Expected to speak at the protest are Cameron Barnes, national youth director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Kathy Entrup, president of the board of directors with QUANADA (Quincy…
Read Full Article February 8, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The national spotlight will once again shine on Quincy and the decision by a local judge to overturn a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case. Cameron Vaughan, the 16-year-old Quincy High School student who claimed she was raped by 18-year-old Drew Clinton last summer, will appear Wednesday on “Dr. Phil,” which airs…
Read Full Article January 19, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha said he will be taking steps to put the Drew Clinton criminal sexual assault case back in front of a judge for sentencing after speaking Wednesday morning with a state official. Farha said he participated in a phone conference with David Robinson, the chief deputy director at…
Read Full Article January 15, 2022 | By Deanne (Plonka) Montgomery
I simply cannot believe what has transpired in the Drew Clinton case. There are no adjectives that can be published to describe how many are feeling about this. Quincy making national news must make some smile and, for those with a conscience, cringe. What occurred is wrong. Reading the transcripts, it is amazing that Judge…
Read Full Article January 14, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Attorney Drew Schnack’s week didn’t go exactly as planned. Following the initial Muddy River News report on January 7 which detailed Judge Robert Adrian’s decision to reverse his October verdict regarding a sexual assault case, the story has gained traction. Schnack, who represented Drew Clinton in the case that saw and has continued…
Read Full Article January 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian, who has gained national attention for the reversal of his decision in a local criminal sexual assault case, is no longer handling criminal cases at the Adams County Courthouse. An administrative order signed Thursday by Pittsfield judge Frank McCartney, chief judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, detailed the changes in…
Read Full Article January 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian did not complete the remainder of his court docket Wednesday after throwing Josh Jones, lead trial attorney for the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office, out of his courtroom for a “comment” Jones recently made on social media. Frank McCartney of Pittsfield, chief judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court, said…
Read Full Article January 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian threw Josh Jones, lead trial attorney for the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office, out of his courtroom Wednesday morning for a “comment” Jones recently made on social media. Jones and Adrian were in courtroom 1B for status hearings on a series of felony cases in Adams County Circuit Court. After…
Read Full Article January 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A rare reversal by a judge, who ruled in October that an 18-year-old Quincy man was guilty of criminal sexual assault but changed his mind Monday, has frustrated an assistant state’s attorney and infuriated the father of the accuser. “I’ve been prosecuting for over 40 years — first in Kansas, and for the…
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