A 26-year-old woman took the witness stand in a trial Tuesday to testify against the man charged with raping her in November 2022.
Victor Armstrong-Tharp, 31, of Lawrence is charged in Riley County District Court with two counts of rape and two counts of aggravated battery, all against the same woman. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in July 2024 and has been out of jail on a $100,000 bond since his arrest in January of the same year.
The Mercury does not identify victims of sexual crimes.
Under direct examination from assistant Riley County attorney Michael Blackburn, the woman said she and Armstrong-Tharp had been drinking in Aggieville on the night of the alleged incident. The woman said she vomited at the bar and that security asked her to leave.
