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A man indicted on kidnapping, rape and weapons charges is out of jail, free on a personal recognizance bond. Now, it’s possible all charges against him could be dropped.

Dwight Orr Jr. is accused of raping 18-year-old Garon Hall at gunpoint. Hall, who is the only witness in the case, later committed suicide.

“The case the State has, has been substantially weakened,” Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien told NBC4’s Tom Sussi.

Without Hall’s testimony, O’Brien said charges against Orr might be dropped.

“I don’t want to comment on how we access it Tom, simply

Demonte Rigney was a stand-out football player for Ballard High School.

On Tuesday, he was charged with sexually assaulting a female student during class last spring.

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“I was afraid, so I did everything he told me,” the alleged victim told KIRO 7 during a recent interview.  As an alleged sexual assault victim, KIRO 7 has agreed not to reveal her identity.

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According to documents filed in King County Superior Court, Rigney asked to speak with the female student on March 27 during third period at Ballard High. She told KIRO