19-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charge

19-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charge

A 19-year-old man facing rape charges in Clay County has pled not guilty.

Gavin Jensen, who was a student at USD, is facing Second and Fourth-degree rape charges in an incident that occurred on the University of South Dakota campus on September 9th.

Jensen turned himself in to the Clay County Jail on October 19th after a warrant had been issued for his arrest.

The incident involving Jensen is one of six reported sexual assaults on campus at USD since the beginning of the fall semester.

Jensen is next scheduled to appear in court on January 11th for a motion hearing.