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Clay Conaway Convicted of Unlawful Sexual Contact

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The second trial of a former University of Delaware baseball player accused of sexually assaulting six women has ended with a conviction for misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact.

A jury on Friday declined to convict Clay Conaway on felony charges of attempted second-degree rape and strangulation.

Instead, they returned a guilty verdict for third-degree unlawful sexual contact.

That offense carries no mandatory prison time and a presumptive sentence of probation.

Following a trial last year for alleged first-degree rape involving another woman, Conaway was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted on the lesser charge of fourth-degree rape.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.