Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in Kansas State University’s chapter testified in Riley County District Court Thursday for a trial in which one of their former pledge members faces sex crimes charges.

Dylan Zeller, 19, of Leawood is charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery from an incident in August 2024 and the early morning hours the following day against a woman who was 18 years old at the time. The woman said she and Zeller were sleeping in his bed after a mixer with their fraternity and sorority, when she woke with his fingers inside of her vagina. She said Zeller also touched her breast while she acted like she was asleep earlier that night.

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The jury in a Riley County District Court trial of a Leawood man reviewed recordings of a victim’s call to dispatchers, officer body camera footage and testimony from the victim herself.

Tuesday was the first day of the trial for Dylan Zeller, 19. He is charged with rape and aggravated sexual battery from events on Aug. 29, 2024 and the early morning hours the following day against a woman who was 18 years old at the time.

The Mercury does not disclose the identity of victims of sexual crimes.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Manhattan resident pleaded guilty to charges of crimes against children Monday in Riley County District Court.

Dkuwasi Oscar, 20, and his attorney Trey Bryant, chief public defender, reached a deal with county prosecutor Bethany Fields and entered Oscar’s plea before judge Kendra Lewison.

Oscar pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor and two counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct or deprivation. His case goes forward for sentencing Oct. 10, at 2:30 p.m.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to attempted contribution to child misconduct Monday, after reaching a plea deal with the state.

Kobi Scroggin, 24, pleaded guilty to two two counts of attempted contribution to a child’s misconduct by sheltering or concealing a runaway.

He was arrested March 18, after aiding two runaway children. Scroggin reportedly knew the children, also of Hutchinson, a boy born in 2007 and girl born in 2009.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to attempted contribution to child misconduct Monday, after reaching a plea deal with the state.

Kobi Scroggin, 24, pleaded guilty to two two counts of attempted contribution to a child’s misconduct by sheltering or concealing a runaway.

He was arrested March 18, after aiding two runaway children. Scroggin reportedly knew the children, also of Hutchinson, a boy born in 2007 and girl born in 2009.

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