By Rose Gruenbacher

Former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen was convicted Thursday evening of 51 counts of sex crimes against 16 clients, after a jury deliberated for a day and a half in Riley County District Court.

The jury found Peterson guilty of four counts of rape, 40 counts of aggravated battery, four counts of sexual battery, one count of lewd and lascivious behavior, one count of attempted rape and one count of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy. The victims, all women, said he sexually assaulted them during appointments.

The jury found Petersen not guilty of the remaining charges, which were two counts aggravated sexual battery and seven counts of sexual battery.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

An Ogden man on Monday entered guilty pleas for charges including financial and identity crimes, after prosecutors and his attorney reached a plea agreement.

David Lee Huffman, 43, appeared in Riley County District court before judge Grand Bannister and pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, identity theft, making false information and two counts of theft. In exchange for his plea, the remaining charges against him in the matter have been dropped.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Manhattan man was sentenced Tuesday in Riley County District Court to serve over 10 years with the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Jonathan Maldonado, 27, in November pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, aggravated residential burglary, aggravated assault, interference with law enforcement and domestic battery. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced him to 10 years two months with the KDOC for the first four counts, and six months in jail for domestic battery. Just under one year three months will be credited to Maldonado’s sentence, for time he’s already served in the case.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Manhattan man’s attorney made a motion to withdraw from his client’s case Wednesday, in order for a motion to withdraw his client’s guilty plea be heard.

Nathaniel Brock Williamson, 19, was arrested by Riley County Police Officers on Feb. 27, 2023 and charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The victim in all counts is a girl Williamson knows.

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This January, Williamson entered a guilty plea for the count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and three counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Junction City man was sentenced in Riley County District Court for two cases, one of which involved assault with a car and tire iron.

Lendell Fleming, 23, was sentenced to 12 months probation for aggravated assault with a car, 12 months probation for aggravated battery with a tire iron, six months probation for criminal threat, six months probation for criminal damage to property and 30 days probation for disorderly conduct in a case from August 2023.

Fleming also received two sentences of 12 months of probation for two counts of domestic battery in a case from last November.

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