The case against a Lexington man accused of raping and strangulating a UK student was dismissed by a Fayette County grand jury on March 18.

Kathryn Holt, an assistant Commonwealth attorney, said the grand jury did not find “enough evidence” to indict Chase McGuire and proceed with a trial.

McGuire, 22, was charged with five counts of 1st degree rape, four counts of 3rd degree sodomy, one count of 3rd degree sexual abuse and one count of 1st degree strangulation (attempted) on Sept. 25, 2024.

The victim reported to police that McGuire sexually assaulted her off-campus and in the William T. Young Library parking lot on Sept. 19, 2024. According to the report, McGuire also raped the victim in her Chellgren Hall dorm room later that night.

“Chase is innocent,” McGuire’s attorney Nick Nash said. “The grand jury reviewed the evidence and came to the correct decision.”

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.