Collins cleared in civil case

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Sherron Collins is excited to put his legal problems behind him.

Jessica J. Brown, who accused Collins of exposing himself and rubbing on her in a Jayhawker Towers elevator, dropped her civil suit against Collins Thursday. Collins also dropped his counter-suit against Brown.

“I’m just trying to move on and focus on basketball and put it behind me,” Collins said.

So is Kansas coach Bill Self. Self has supported Collins since Brown made the claims in May 2007. She filed the civil lawsuit a year later and after Collins failed to respond, a Douglas County judge ordered Collins to pay more than $75,000 in damages by default.

Criminal charges were not filed after Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson cited insignificant evidence. With the civil suit now also dropped, Self said he was not surprised.

“We have supported Sherron since day one of this so the dismissal does not surprise me,” Self said in a statement. “I am happy for him that this is now totally behind him.”

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