MANHATTAN – A Kansas man appeared in Riley County Court on Monday afternoon for an arraignment in front of Judge Wilson.

Jase Derek Stanton, 29, Manhattan, was arrested for aggravated criminal sodomy on June 9, 2015, after an investigation into a report by a 19-year-old and a 22-year-old male victims who were involved in unwanted sexual activity on June 7, 2015.

Stanton pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, and a 3-day trial was scheduled for March 8-10.

Barry Disney, representing the State, filed a motion to revoke Stanton’s $50,000 bond, after Stanton was arrested on a $10,000 bond for violating the offender registration act on November 25.

During the court proceedings it was made aware by Stanton’s attorney that Stanton’s arrest for failing to register as an offender came about because he left out two email addresses in his registration that he used to participate in social media applications Grindr & Kik for consensual sexual activities.

The State argued that his failure to list the email addresses and resulting felony should be grounds to revoke bond, since he is participating in the sexual activity as a offender that could not be monitored.
Judge Wilson decided not to revoke bond, stating that it was sufficient enough to ensure Stanton would appear for future court dates, and his failure to disclose the email addresses was not a threat because the use of them was revealed and is now documented.