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DNA test results pending for man convicted of rape The Leavenworth Times A DNA sample from a man who was convicted of rape in 2007 in Leavenworth has been sent to laboratory for testing. Kevin D. Skaggs, who maintains his innocence, requested to have the sample compared to a DNA sample collected from evidence in his criminal case. Skaggs, 42, was convicted in 2007 in Leavenworth County District Court of three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of promoting obscenity to minors. The crimes reportedly occurred in 20...

Hearing scheduled on DNA motion The Leavenworth Times A judge has scheduled a hearing to take up a request to use a DNA sample from a 2007 rape case for new testing. The DNA sample is from Kevin D. Skaggs. Skaggs, 42, was convicted in 2007 in Leavenworth County District Court of three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of promoting obscenity to minors. The crimes reportedly occurred in 2004 and 2005 and stemmed from the sexual abuse of a child. Skaggs was sentenced in 2008 to 310 months, or 25 years and 10 months...

Attorney trying to arrange for DNA comparison in rape case The Leavenworth Times An attorney for a Leavenworth man who was convicted of rape more than 10 years ago is trying to arrange for his client’s DNA to be compared to a sample that recently was collected from a piece of evidence in the case. Kevin D. Skaggs, 42, was convicted in 2007 in Leavenworth County District Court of three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of promoting obscenity to minors. The crimes reportedly occurred in 2004 and 2005 and stemmed...