Lawrence Journal-World 07-31-13

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Resident accused of taping people in dressing rooms ——

Police search local stores for hidden cameras By Ian Cummings icummings@ljworld.com

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Manning cleared of aiding the enemy U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday. He faces up to 136 years in prison. Page 6A

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Group hosting local Ramadan dinners The Institute of Interfaith Dialog Student Association is hosting community fast-breaking dinners this week at several different Christian churches in town to cater to Muslim students far from home. Page 3A

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY’S KEI KAMARA, front, tries to gain control of the ball against Houston Dynamo’s Kofi Sarkodie during an MLS soccer playoff game Nov. 7, 2012, in Kansas City, Kan. Sporting KC has become exceptionally popular, having sold out every game this season, and Kansas City is hosting the Major League Soccer All-Start game tonight at 8. See more in Sports, page 3B.

Kansas City, host of tonight’s MLS All-Star game, has become soccer crazy ‘for real’ By Jesse Newell jnewell@ljworld.com

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I’ve heard compliments and I’ve heard complaints (about KanCare). A change this substantial — legislative oversight is very important.” — Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, speaking of legislative leaders having approved meetings for a committee that will review KanCare, the state’s revamped Medicaid program. Page 3A

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KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Peter Vermes has seen the worst of soccer in Kansas City. The Sporting KC coach was reminded of that a few days ago after seeing a photo from the early 2000s when he played for the organization — the Kansas City Wizards at the time — in Arrowhead Stadium. “There’s absolutely nobody in the background,” Vermes said. “You can tell it’s not a real environment. It just isn’t.” Fast forward a decade later, and it’s hard for Vermes to believe what he sees. The coach gets goose bumps every game when walking out of his team’s tunnel at the state-of-theart Sporting Park, which has sold out every game this season and has averaged 19,700 fans, though official capacity is 18,467. When Vermes looks to his left, he sees a standing-room only section that goes six people

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY huddles before a sell-out crowd at its MLS game with the Columbus Crew on June 29 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Sporting KC, with a 10-6-6 record, sits in first place in the 10-team Eastern Conference. deep. Kansas City, which hosts the Major League Soccer All-Star game tonight at 8, has officially become soccer-crazy. “It’s unimaginable,” Vermes said. “If you could have told me 13 years ago that this

would be here, I’d have told you you’re absolutely nuts.” So how has Sporting KC transformed from ignored to adored, all in a little more than a decade? It started with the viPlease see SOCCER, page 2A

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A Lawrence man has been charged with several felony counts stemming from allegations that he made secret video recordings of people undressing this past winter. Police and prosecutors declined to release more details, but Lawrence police visited several downtown clothing shops in the weeks following initial reports of the offense in February, looking for hidden cameras in dressing rooms. P o l i c e have inves- Orion M. Graf, tigated the 35, a Kansas p o s s i b i l i t y University that the al- graduate stuleged vid- dent, has been e o t a p i n g charged with 10 occurred be- felony counts yond down- of breach of town, but privacy. He was they won’t arrested Sunday say what at his home and they found. is being held in Orion M. Douglas County Graf, 35, a Jail with bond Kansas Uni- set at $15,000. versity graduate student, appeared in Douglas County District Court on Monday and was charged with 10 felony counts of breach of privacy. He was arrested Sunday at his home and is being held in Douglas County Jail with bond set at $15,000. Graf was first arrested in February on suspicion of secretly photographing or taking video of people after at least one incident was reported to police. County prosecutors did not charge Graf at that time, and police detectives launched a deeper investigation. “Eventually, we decided it was part of a larger case,” said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a police spokesman. In the weeks after Graf’s February arrest, investigators sent evidence to an FBI lab in Kansas City that specializes in examining digital devices and computers. Please see HIDDEN, page 2A

City may soon pinpoint police headquarters By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

City officials don’t yet have a plan to pay for a multimilliondollar police headquarters, but they may have a site for such a facility by the end of the year. City Manager David Corliss said he, the police chief and other city officials are scheduled to begin touring potential sites in the next several weeks. The city has $1.5 million set aside in its 2014 budget for site and architectural

services related to a long-talkedabout police headquarters. “We hope to solidify a location, and perhaps have some architectural renderings cre- Corliss ated,” Corliss said of his goals for the $1.5 million in funding. But the city won’t wait until 2014 to get the process started.

Corliss said he thinks it is likely that his office will deliver a site recommendation to commissioners by the end of this year. City ComRiordan missioner Terry Riordan said that sounds good to him. “I think the sooner the better,” Riordan said. “I think by moving ahead with the site process,

it would be a visible sign that we really mean what we say about the Police Department’s needs.” The department currently has a large portion of its force split between two facilities — the joint city-county Judicial and Law Enforcement Center at 11th and Massachusetts and the Investigations & Training Center near Bob Billings and Wakarusa Drive. The department also has several other smaller facilities, Please see POLICE, page 2A


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