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University of Arkansas Student Charged in Fraternity-House Rape Released on $100,000 Bond

Police cite witness accounts in a detailed affidavit ahead of a May 6 hearing.

Overview

  • Crew Kvern, 19, who was arrested Sunday, was released on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on May 6.
  • A probable-cause affidavit says the woman met Kvern on March 17 near Dickson Street, went to the Kappa Sigma house, and later reported strangulation, punches, and forced sex acts.
  • Police documented a long bruise on one side of the woman’s neck and a scratch on the other during their March 19 interview.
  • Kvern told campus police the encounter was consensual and acknowledged placing a hand on her neck after asking for consent, according to the affidavit.
  • Investigators say multiple witnesses corroborated the woman’s account, and a county crime log listed additional accusations including terroristic threatening and false imprisonment.