Fort Riley soldier Sean Wedgwood appeared in Riley County Court on Tuesday and Wednesday with Judge Stutzman presiding for a jury trial for the charge of felony rape.

Wedgwood was arrested on November 5, 2014 in the 200 block of Custer on Fort Riley on a $20,000 bond.

According to the victim’s testimony on Wednesday, Wedgwood and the victim first started communicating through phone apps ‘Hot or Not’ where they exchanged personal information. Eventually phone numbers were exchanged and the two agreed to meet at Carmike Seth Childs 12 in Manhattan for a date in August of 2014.

Following the movie, the victim stated she and Wedgewood talked at his vehicle where they consensualy hugged and kissed, and then moved to her vehicle where she was sitting in the drivers seat. The victim then stated that she was pushed back by force and her pants were unbuttoned. She slapped and kicked him away from the vehicle and drove back to her residence in Junction City. She contacted police the next day.

Wedgwood’s testimony is that while at her vehicle there was no penetration, and that everything was consensual during their date.

After lengthy deliberation by Judge Stutzman, the defense and the prosecuting attorney Wes Garrison, closing arguments and jury deliberation were continued until Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m.

We will continue to update this story when the case is continued on Thursday.