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Conaway takes plea to wrap up final four rape cases
Melissa Steele
3 years ago
Clay Conaway pleaded guilty April 6 to third-degree rape for a May 2018 incident in Dewey Beach,...
Conaway Verdict
Conaway found guilty of misdemeanor unlawful sexual...
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
A Delaware Superior Court jury has found Clay Conaway guilty of third-degree unlawful sexual...
Day 7 Conaway trial
Jury still deliberating Conaway verdict
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
A jury continued deliberations Feb. 20 and asked to review a videotaped police interview in the...
Day 6 Conaway trial
Conaway case goes to the jury
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The attempted rape and strangulation case against Clay Conaway is now in the hands of the jury...
Day 5 Conaway trial
Defense rests in Conaway case
Ryan Mavity and Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The defense rested its case Feb. 18 in the Clay Conaway rape case after a full day of testimony...
Day 4 Conaway trial
Mother of victim spars with defense in Conaway trial
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The mother of a woman accusing Clay Conaway of strangulation and attempted rape told the jury Feb...
Day 3 Clay Conaway trial
Defense questions details of alleged attack
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The defense continued questioning Feb. 14 focusing on previous interviews given by the woman who...
Day 2 Conaway trial
Video of accuser’s Newark police interview played...
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The woman accusing Clay Conaway of strangulation and attempted second-degree rape took the stand on...
Conaway accuser takes stand as sexual assault trial...
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
The first day of testimony in the second trial of former University of Delaware baseball player...
Second Conaway trial moved to Wilmington
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
Clay Conaway, serving five years in prison for fourth-degree rape, will face the second of his six...
Update
Conaway sentenced to five years in prison
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
Clay Conaway was sentenced to five years prison Nov. 22 in connection with the fourth-degree rape...
Rape verdict confirms American values
6 years ago
A Sussex County jury sent a strong message last week when it convicted Clay Conaway of fourth-...
Rape trial Day 10
Jury finds Clay Conaway guilty of fourth-degree rape
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
It took the jury about three hours to find Clay Conaway guilty of fourth-degree rape Sept. 27. The...
Rape trial Day 9
Defense attorneys give closing remarks in Conaway trial
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
As of the Cape Gazette deadline Sept. 26, defense attorneys finished their closing arguments the...
Rape trial Day 8
Testimony ends in Conaway case
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The defense rested Sept. 25 in the first-degree rape trial of Clay Conaway after more than a week...
Rape trial Day 10
Jury deciding case in Conaway trial
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The fate of Clay Conaway is in the hands of the jury as they began deliberations Friday, Sept. 27...
Rape trial day 7
Prosecution rests as Conaway’s mother takes stand
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
Text messages, photos and videos exchanged between Clay Conaway and his mother during the same time...
Rape trial day 6
Video shows police interview of Conaway
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
In a video interview of Clay Conaway recorded after he was indicted on first-degree rape in 2018,...
Rape trial Day 5
Accuser’s testimony continues for third day in...
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The 21-year-old Millsboro woman who says she was raped by Clay Conaway faced questions about...
Rape trial Day 3 and 4
Woman details encounter that led to rape charge
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
A Beebe Healthcare sexual assault nurse who examined Clay Conaway’s accuser about two hours after...
Rape Trial Day 2
Woman at center of Conaway rape case takes stand
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
The 21-year-old Millsboro woman at the center of the first-degree rape trial of Clay Conaway told...
Rape trial Day 1
Conaway rape trial begins in Georgetown
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
Prosecutors and defense attorneys addressed the jury Sept. 16 in the first day of the first-degree...
Jury pool shrinks to 27 in Conaway case
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
A jury pool of about 90 shrunk to 27 after a series of questions posed to potential jurors sought...
Jury pool dismissed in Conaway rape trial
Melissa Steele
6 years ago
About 100 prospective jurors were dismissed Sept. 10 during the first day of jury selection for the...
Conaway case heads to trial
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
The case of a former University of Delaware baseball player accused of first-degree rape will go to...
Conaway to face six trials on rape charges
Ryan Mavity
6 years ago
A Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled that Clay Conaway, accused on charges of first- and...
Court modifies Conaway’s bond to allow construction...
6 years ago
A Sussex County Superior Court judge has allowed Clay Conaway to work construction with his father...
No bail increase for accused rapist Clay Conaway
Melissa Steele
7 years ago
A Sussex County Superior Court judge denied an increase in bail for a Georgetown man charged with...
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The Sussex County Land Trust has been selected as the 2026 Conservation Stewardship Award winner in...