Man whose rape case was dismissed is suing Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man who served time in prison before a rape charge against him was dismissed is suing the state of Kansas for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Albert Wilson was convicted in 2019 of committing a rape in Lawrence. He was later granted a new trial because of ineffective counsel, but the case was dismissed in 2021. He spent two years in prison before the case was dismissed. Wilson, who always maintained his innocence, filed a lawsuit earlier this month in Douglas County District Court. He claims in the lawsuit the conviction and incarceration caused him both economic and non-economic damages.