Former SHU Student Rejects Plea Deal In False Rape Case

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – The case of a former Connecticut college student accused of lying about being raped by two university football players is headedto trial.
The Connecticut Post reports 19-year-old Nikki Yovino rejected a plea deal Wednesday in Bridgeport Superior Court.
Prosecutors offered a two-year prison sentence and a judge offered one-year sentence.
The judge set a trial date of Feb. 21.
The native of South Setauket, New York, accused two Sacred Heart University football player