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Jason Landis MU rape suspect indicted on 10 charges (The Cincinnati Enquirer 10-07-2004) Miami U. rape suspect indicted (The Cincinnati Enquirer 10-07-2004) Miami Student Pleads Not Guilty To Rape (ChannelCincinnati.com October 8, 2004) Bond $600K in Miami rape case (The Cincinnati Enquirer October 9, 2004) Miami U. rape trial scheduled for January (The Cincinnati Enquirer 23-10-2004) Rape trial continues against Miami student (The Cincinnati Enquirer August 30, 2005) Sex consensual, rape suspect testifies (The Cincinnati Enquirer September 1, 2005) Ex-Miami student acquitted in rape case (The Cincinnati Enquirer September 2, 2005) Verdict sends accuser away in tears Former Miami student sentenced (Dayton Daily News 08/10/05) Drug charges land Landis 51-month jail term (Oxford Press October 20, 2005) Man acquitted of rape, plans to appeal
MU rape suspect indicted on 10 charges
The Cincinnati Enquirer HAMILTON—A man accused in the off-campus rape of a Miami University student has been indicted on 10 charges. In an indictment filed today, Jason Landis, 25, of Troy, is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman at his apartment on Sept. 28. That charge is a first-degree felony, for which he could be sent to prison for 10 years if convicted. Landis, who will be arraigned Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court, also faces eight drug-related charges - three of them felonies - for possession of anabolic steroids, syringes and Viagra. Steroids are synthetic hormones that can help increase muscle size, but also can increase aggression and carry health risks. Viagra is a sexual performance-enhancing drug that requires a prescription. A tenth charge accuses Landis of receiving stolen property: the driver's license of a woman who reported her purse stolen last month at Newcom's Tavern in Dayton, Ohio. Butler County Assistant Prosecutor Craig Hedric said Landis worked at the bar as a "bouncer," helping the bar maintain order by getting rid of unruly patrons. Landis' size - 6 feet 2, 220 pounds - would have helped him easily overpower the 22-year-old woman in Oxford who reported being attacked last week, Hedric said. "By looking at her, she's no match physically for this man, even if he wasn't on steroids," Hedric said. "There's no way she would have been able to fight him off." Hedric said he did not know whether Landis was under the influence of any of the drugs at the time of the alleged attack. Miami U. rape suspect indicted
The Cincinnati Enquirer HAMILTON - A 25-year-old man has been indicted on 10 charges, including the alleged rape of a Miami University student who tried to help him with his studies.
In a Butler County indictment released Wednesday, Jason Landis, 25, of Troy, is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman at his apartment Sept. 28. That charge is a first-degree felony for which he could be sent to prison for 10 years if convicted. His lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, did not return a reporter's phone call Wednesday. Landis, who will be arraigned Friday in Common Pleas Court, also faces eight drug-related charges - three of them felonies - for possession of anabolic steroids, syringes and Viagra. Steroids are synthetic hormones that can help increase muscle size, but also can increase aggression and carry health risks. Viagra is a sexual performance-enhancing drug that requires a prescription; Assistant Prosecutor Craig Hedric said Landis did not have a prescription for it. A 10th charge accuses Landis of receiving stolen property: the driver's license of a woman who told police her purse was stolen at Newcom's Tavern in Dayton, Ohio. Hedric said Landis worked at the bar as a bouncer, helping the bar maintain order by getting rid of unruly patrons. Hedric said Landis, who was convicted of a sex crime on campus in 2003, was released from court-imposed electronic monitoring Sept. 11 - the same day the Dayton bar patron said her purse was stolen. The electronic monitoring program required Landis to wear an ankle bracelet that helped authorities keep track of his whereabouts - and court orders required him to be at home at certain times. Landis' size - 6 feet 2, 220 pounds - would have helped him easily overpower the 22-year-old woman who reported being attacked in Oxford last week, Hedric said. "By looking at her, she's no match physically for this man," Hedric said. "There's no way she would have been able to fight him off." Hedric said he did not know whether Landis was under the influence of any of the drugs at the time of the alleged attack. The attack, Hedric said, was so brutal that the victim underwent two hours of surgery to repair injuries from the rape, but there was no sign she had been beaten. The woman had gone to Landis' apartment to study, authorities say. Police said they confiscated a sheet, clothing, pills, Landis' computer, a cell phone, computer discs, a camera, an address book, a notebook with photos, syringes, his student ID card and the Dayton woman's driver's license. Landis was convicted last year of two charges - misdemeanor sexual imposition and aggravated trespass - in an attack on a woman in her dorm room. That woman was not injured. She said she awoke to find Landis in her bed, fondling her. He stopped when she screamed at him, she said. Landis served about a month in jail before he was released on the electronic monitoring program. Miami University officials have admitted they failed to provide the 2003 victim with a required written notice, telling her that he would be allowed to re-enroll at the school in August 2004. The woman says university officials had told her that he would be barred until 2005. Richard Little, university spokesman, on Wednesday said Miami has notified the U.S. Department of Education about the mistake, which would constitute violation of federal campus-crime reporting law. Violations can result in penalties including fines and suspension from federal financial aid programs. Little said Miami officials were in the process of writing an apology to the previous victim.
Miami Student Pleads Not Guilty To Rape
ChannelCincinnati.com OXFORD -- A Miami University student pleaded not guilty today of charges that he raped another student in his off-campus apartment last month. The judge set bond of $600,000 for Jason Landis, 25. Landis' attorney said the sex was consensual, but the 22-year-old accusing him needed surgery after the incident. The judge ordered Landis to stay out of Oxford and off the Miami campus. Landis also faces drug charges for having illegal steroids in his apartment. The Landis case has created an uproar on campus. Landis was convicted of a sexual assault on a student in her dorm room last year, and the victim in that case and other Miami students have expressed outrage that he was allowed back in school. Miami admitted that it has been lax in fulfilling a federal requirement to notify sex assault victims about what happened to their attackers, failing to do so in six of nine cases since 1998. A national campus safety watchdog organization, Security On Campus, Inc., is calling for a federal review of how Miami handles campus sexual assault cases. Bond $600K in Miami rape case
Janice Morse HAMILTON - A Miami University student "was very near death" after she was raped off-campus last week, Assistant Prosecutor Craig Hedric said Friday. That's one reason Hedric asked a Butler County Common Pleas judge to set a high bond for the suspect, Jason Landis, 25, of Troy. Hedric said the 22-year-old woman, who drove herself to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, required emergency surgery and four units of blood. The woman was not beaten, he said, but suffered heavy bleeding as a result of the rape. Citing the severity of the woman's injuries and her fear of Landis, Hedric asked Judge Keith Spaeth to set bond at $1 million. Spaeth set bond at $600,000 and said Landis may be released from the Butler County Jail if he is able to post 10 percent of that amount - $60,000 - with a bondsman. Landis' lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, had asked for a $50,000 bond, saying his client had served in the U.S. Army, didn't present a flight risk and has a viable defense against the charges. Landis has pleaded not guilty to a 10-count indictment, which charges him with the rape, eight drug charges and a count of receiving a stolen driver's license. The drug charges involve anabolic steroids and Viagra police said they found in his apartment. Steroids increase muscle size but also can cause aggression and health risks; Viagra is used to enhance male sexual performance. Hedric said he did not know whether Landis was under the influence of either drug at the time of the attack on Sept. 28. Spaeth ordered Landis, if he makes bail, to have no contact with his accuser or her family. The judge also ordered Landis to stay away from Miami University and out of the city of Oxford, where the university is located. The Landis case has caused the university to re-examine the way it handles sexual-assault cases. University officials this week admitted they erred by failing to provide written notice to a woman Landis attacked in her dorm room last year. The woman thought Landis was barred from campus until 2005, but Miami allowed him to re-enroll this August, less than a year after he was found guilty of sexual imposition and aggravated trespass. Rion said he did not know whether his client had the financial resources to post bond, and said he would seek a bond reduction later. Rion said the woman who reported the attack had come to Landis' Chestnut Street apartment for a "consensual encounter" and there is an "innocent explanation" for what happened. But Hedric said the woman knew Landis from a class and she had come to his apartment to help him with his studies. Hedric said he thinks Landis' real intention was to get the woman alone so he could attack her. The woman is recovering with her family, officials said. Landis' next court hearing is set for Oct. 22. Miami U. rape trial scheduled for January
By David Eck HAMILTON - The trial of a Troy, Ohio man charged with brutally raping a Miami University student is slated to begin in January. The trial of Jason Landis, which is expected to last about four days, was set during a brief court appearance this morning. Landis, 25, has pleaded not guilty to one count of rape, eight drug charges and one count of receiving a stolen driver's license. Landis remains in the Butler County Jail in lieu of $600,000 bond. Landis faces the drug charges in connection with anabolic steroids and Viagra police said they found in his apartment. Steroids increase muscle size but also can cause aggression and health risks. Viagra is used to enhance male sexual performance. Butler County Common Pleas Judge H.J. Bresslerset a Dec. 1 hearing on a request by Landis' attorney, Jon Paul Rion, to suppress the evidence found in Landis' apartment and the statement Landis gave to Oxford police. 3 0 - 0 8 - 2 0 0 5 Rape trial continues against Miami student
By Sheila McLaughlin HAMILTON - A defense attorney tried to tear down the alleged victim's credibility and the accuracy of a hospital report Monday as a former Miami University student went on trial for the near fatal sexual assault of a 19-year-old classmate. Jason Landis, 26, of Troy, sat poker-faced in Butler County Common Pleas Court as his lawyer, Kevin Lennen, suggested that the woman - who nearly bled to death from a vaginal laceration - consented to the intercourse on Sept. 28, 2004, but concocted the story of the rape because she was afraid of her father. Landis, who is charged with rape, pleaded no contest to nine other charges just before the trial began. He faces up to five years in prison for possession of anabolic steroids, Viagra and a stolen driver's license that were discovered when Oxford police searched his Chestnut Street apartment following his arrest on the rape charge. Lennen alleged Monday that the woman had been taking a prescription mind-altering drug. But an emergency room nurse who testified Monday noted that the drug, called Adderall, was prescribed for attention deficit disorder. Landis, who was convicted of misdemeanor charges in 2003 for entering a student's dorm room while she slept and fondling her, met the 19-year-old victim in a group of Miami students that sent instant computer messages to each other, Lennen said. He contended that the woman had rebuffed Landis' invitation for a date earlier but gave in and walked around downtown Oxford the day before the incident. On Sept. 28, she willingly went to Landis' off-campus Chestnut Street apartment after midnight and had sex with him. "The evidence shows it was consensual. There was not a mark on her except for the vaginal cavity, and there were no marks on him. The evidence does not support her story," Lennen told the jury. Lennen portrayed the incident to the jury of seven men and five women during opening statements. The pile of bloody sheets and disposable hospital pads used to soak the woman's blood from the emergency room floor, as well as the photographs of the woman's vaginal injury, give weight to the woman's story, prosecutors said. The woman is scheduled to testify today. "This case is about power and control," Assistant Prosecutor Jason Phillabaum. The woman, who was a residential assistant at a campus dormitory, went to Landis' apartment with textbooks after he called her and asked her to help him study. Landis forced the woman down on the couch, grabbed her by the throat and raped her after she threatened to leave if he didn't start studying, Phillabaum said. The woman left the apartment and went back to her dorm, but drove herself to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital after she couldn't get the bleeding stopped. Cecile Dixon, who was working as an emergency room nurse that morning, said the 19-year-old's injury was so severe that it could not have occurred during consensual sex. She said the woman asked her twice during treatment if she was going to die. Within 90 minutes after her arrival in the emergency room, the girl was in life-saving surgery. Prosecutors said the woman required four units of blood. The woman named Landis as her attacker, but said she didn't want to press charges because she was afraid of him and his friends, Dixon said. Lennen asked Dixon on why several questions were left unanswered on a routine form that is supposed to be filled out for sexual assault cases. He wanted to know why medical professionals failed to take a vaginal swab from the woman to see if any DNA was left by a potential suspect. "Because she was bleeding to death," Dixon replied. Landis' arrest, and the revelation that he was back on campus after a conviction on the sexual attack on a student in 2003, sparked an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. The agency decided last month that Miami violated a campus-security law by failing to inform sexual assault victims about the outcomes of their attacker's campus disciplinary cases. The woman in the 2003 attack said university officials had not notified her that Landis was being permitted back at Miami earlier than 2005. Landis was convicted of misdemeanor sexual imposition and aggravated trespassing in that case. Judge Andrew Nastoff has not decided whether to allow that woman to testify when Landis' trial resumes today. 0 2 - 0 9 - 2 0 0 5 Sex consensual, rape suspect testifies
By Sheila McLaughlin HAMILTON - The rape trial of a former Miami University student became a credibility contest Wednesday, when the defendant told a remarkably different story than his 23-year-old accuser. In the third day of trial in Butler County Common Pleas Court, Jason Landis told jurors that the woman - who alleged that he assaulted her on a couch at his apartment during a study session Sept. 28 - willingly had sex with him in his bed after he invited her over in an e-mail. The 26-year-old body builder maintained that he had met the woman for the first time in person the day before when they went for a short walk, although they had sent computer messages back and forth for about one month. Landis had just been readmitted to the university after a year-long suspension for breaking into a student's dorm room and fondling her as she slept in 2003. Landis was convicted of aggravated trespassing and sexual imposition in that case. "You met this girl for the first time the day before, and the first thing you do is hop in bed?" assistant prosecutor Craig Hedric asked Landis Wednesday. "That's what we said we were going to do on Instant Messenger, and that's what we did," Landis answered. Landis said the woman - who required four units of blood and surgery to repair a vaginal tear - was calm when she left his apartment, made plans to see him again the following day, and said she was going to go home to finish studying for a test. The woman had testified earlier that Landis had left his Chestnut Street apartment in a panic when he noticed that she was bleeding and that she drove herself to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital. She contended that she had seen him only once before in class and that she went to Landis' apartment after midnight to help him study for a test the following day because he was frantic that he would fail. The woman's mother buried her face in her hands several times as Landis looked straight at the jury and detailed his version of the sexual encounter. Prosecutors have alleged that Landis became overly aggressive because he was using anabolic steroids and that the woman was injured because of Landis' use of the male enhancement drug Viagra. Oxford police confiscated both drugs as well as boxes of syringes from Landis' apartment following his arrest. Landis pleaded no contest earlier this week to possessing the drugs and a stolen credit card. He did not have prescriptions for the drugs. Judge Andrew Nastoff refused Wednesday to allow a psychiatrist hired by the prosecution to testify about the psychological and physical effects of both drugs. Landis admitted during testimony that he had used anabolic steroids to increase his body size and strength and had taken Viagra "to increase my (sexual) performance." The case is expected to be referred to the jury for deliberation today following testimony from two witnesses for the defense. 0 2 - 0 9 - 2 0 0 5 Ex-Miami student acquitted in rape case
Verdict sends accuser away in tears
By Sheila McLaughlin HAMILTON - An acquittal on a rape charge Thursday prompted words of gratitude from the former Miami University senior accused of sexually assaulting a classmate. The alleged victim ran sobbing from the Butler County courtroom, screaming "Let me out of here!" as a bailiff read the jury's verdict proclaiming Jason Landis not guilty. "Thank you so much," Landis, 26, told the jury of seven men and five women, who deliberated four hours following more than three days of testimony. Landis, of Troy, Ohio, was accused of luring the 23-year-old senior to his off-campus Chestnut Street apartment Sept. 28 under the guise of helping him study for a test. The woman said he attacked her on his couch after she threatened to leave because he refused to study. She nearly bled to death from a vaginal laceration which prosecutors said was caused by the force of the assault. Landis, a body builder, maintained that the sex was consensual and that it happened in his bedroom. The incident occurred only a month after Landis had been allowed back on campus following a suspension for sexually assaulting another female student in 2003. The jury by law was not permitted to hear testimony about the previous conviction because it would have been prejudicial to Landis' defense. Defense lawyer Kevin Lennen maintained the woman made rape allegations after realizing she was injured, and was afraid that her father would be angry. The woman testified Thursday her father died in 1982 and her mother had not remarried. He also contended Oxford police did not thoroughly investigate the case. No DNA tests were performed on the bed or the couch. "We went to trial with the truth," said fellow defense attorney John Paul Rion. Questions about physical evidence - that supported where the incident occurred in the apartment - may have cast enough doubt to prompt an acquittal, he said. Prosecutors said that a bloody fitted sheet and mattress pad that police found in a wash basket on Landis' couch were draped over the sofa in preparation for the assault. Landis said the dirty linens came from his bed. His lawyers contended they wouldn't have fit the sofa or stayed in place during such a violent attack. Landis said he stripped the sheet and mattress pad from his bed after the woman bled on them. "It's likely that caused the jury to raise its eyebrows," Rion said. Jurors were not immediately available after trial. They were sent back to the jury room to meet with Judge Andrew Nastoff. Assistant prosecutor Craig Hedric said he respected the jury's decision but didn't agree with it. "I know what this person is about," Hedric said, referring to Landis' 2003 conviction on aggravated trespassing and sexual imposition for breaking into a student's dorm room and fondling her. "The jury didn't have that information and made the decision they made." Landis, who is facing sentencing Oct. 7 on nine charges of possessing anabolic steroids, the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, and a stolen driver's license confiscated from his apartment, remained jailed Thursday. Lennen asked for his client's release, noting that the pending charges are misdemeanors and do not require jail time. Landis pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, just before the rape trial began. Nastoff said he would review Landis' bond at a later date, but was not going to free him on Thursday. 0 8 - 1 0 - 2 0 0 5 Former Miami student sentenced
By the Dayton Daily News HAMILTON | A former Miami University student was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison on drug offenses that occurred while he was enrolled at the Oxford campus. Jason Landis, 24, of Oxford had been found not guilty of a rape charge brought against him while attending Miami. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Nastoff sentenced Landis on charges of receiving stolen property, possession of drug abuse instruments and six counts of drug possession, three of which were misdemeanors. County Prosecutor Robin Piper said Landis was taking steroids and trying to counter-balance the side affects by taking Viagra. "Landis' extended use of these drugs and the combining of the two shed light on his offensive and immoral behavior," Piper said. 2 1 - 1 0 - 2 0 0 5 Drug charges land Landis 51-month jail term
Man acquitted of rape, plans to appeal
By Dave Clark Former Miami student Jason Landis’ 51-month sentence on drug-related charges was hailed by the county prosecutor as sending a “strong message” following Landis’ September acquittal on a rape charge. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Nastoff indicated during the Oct. 7 hearing that a “more lenient sentence would demean the seriousness of the crimes and lies Landis is guilty of,” according to Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper. The charges which landed the hefty sentence included receiving stolen property (a driver’s license), three counts of felony drug possession (steroids), possession of drug abuse instruments (syringes) and three counts of misdemeanor drug possession (Viagra). Landis also netted five years probation and received credit for roughly a year already served in jail. Factoring into the judge’s decision was Landis’ criminal history, which includes a 2003 conviction on a sexual imposition charge involving a Miami student. In that case, Landis was accused of entering a woman’s dorm room, slipping his hands down her pants as she slept. This context was inadmissible during the jury trial. Also given credence were alleged discrepancies between Landis’ recent courtroom testimony, and the statements he made to the probation officer for the presentence investigation report, according to Piper. The PSI is a routine procedure administered to defendants prior to sentencing during which they explain an alleged crime. “There’s all these continual threads that weave through his background and raise a lot of suspicions about the person’s character,” Piper said. The drug-related charges stemmed from the investigation into a September 2004 encounter with a former Miami student. She claimed that a study session with the bodybuilder devolved into a brutal rape, culminating in a vaginal laceration from which she nearly bled to death. She underwent emergency surgery to repair the tear and required four pints of blood. Landis asserted that the sex was consensual and refuted allegations that he pinned the victim down and grabbed her by the throat. A defense expert at the trial also testified that her injuries could be inflicted without the use of force. During a search of Landis’ apartment, police discovered anabolic steroids, illegally-obtained Viagra, a stolen driver’s license and syringes. According to authorities, Landis was taking steroids while on probation, and also ingesting Viagra to counteract the steroids’ side effects, which can include impotence. “Landis’ extended use of these drugs and the combining of the two shed light on his offensive, immoral behavior,” Piper said. The case is not yet fully settled, however, according to Landis’ Defense Attorney John Rion, who plans to appeal the punishment. Rion contended that the stiff penalty was unwarranted given the “relatively minor” drug charges, and he contrasted Landis’ jail-term with those of analogous offenders. He believed judge Nastoff did not adhere to sentencing guidelines. “We presumed that he would get probation. We have never seen a close to maximum in consecutive sentences (for individuals facing comparable charges),” Rion said. “One of the goals of the law is to provide those in similar situations a similar sentence.” Another thrust of the appeal will focus on the search of Landis’ apartment, which Rion deemed unlawful. “We believe (the police) violated his Fourth Amendment rights by going into his boxes and refrigerators,” Rion said. Piper remained unconcerned about any challenges to the sentence, citing Nastoff’s “thorough” examination of the facts surrounding the case. “He put a lot of thought and time into these charges when giving the sentence,” Piper said. “I think when you put all the circumstances in context, that no one would consider this sentence to be too harsh. I’m very confident the Court of Appeals would find this appropriate.” |
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