State rests its case in trial of former SDSU player

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in the trial of a former South Dakota State University men's basketball player charged with sexually assaulting a woman in her dormitory room.

Andre Gilbert, 20, is charged with two counts of second-degree rape and a count of burglary.

A forensic specialist testified that stains on carpet in the dorm room were semen and matched Gilbert's DNA.

After the state rested, Gilbert's attorney said the prosecution had not proved its case and he asked the judge for a directed verdict of acquittal. The motion was denied.

A second man charged in the case, Mohamed Berte, 23, faces trial in January. He also is a former SDSU basketball player and is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree rape, burglary and illegal sexual contact.