Man found guilty of rape and murder of school friend after claiming they fought ...

Man, 22, is found guilty of raping and murdering his high school friend, 19, after claiming they had a fight after consensual sex Jalique Keene, 22, was found guilty following a four-day trial over the death of his high school friend, Mikaela Conley, 19, in June 2018 They jury found Keene guilty of gross sexual assault and murder Friday   Keene claimed that he and Conley had consensual sex and that he didn't kill her He also claimed to have PTSD due to childhood trauma prior to being adopted Authorities showed video of Keene dragging Conley's body into nearby woods He recognized himself, but claimed not to have any memory of the act 

By Maxine Shen For Dailymail.com

Published: 04:54 BST, 25 May 2019 | Updated: 04:54 BST, 25 May 2019

View
comments

A Maine man was found guilty of raping and killing his high school friend at a playground after being caught on camera dragging her body into the woods.

Jalique Keene, 22, of Bar Harbor, Maine, was found guilty of gross sexual assault and murder Friday following a four day trial for the June 2018 death of his high school friend, Mikaela Conley, 19, the Bangor Daily News reported. 

Keene, a star running back, and Conley were schoolmates at Mount Desert Island High School. He graduated in 2015, while Conley was still a sophomore. 

Jalique Keene, 22, was found guilty Friday of raping and murdering his high school friend, Mikaela Conley, 19, and hiding her body in the woods near a playground in 2018

Jalique Keene, 22, was found guilty Friday of raping and murdering his high school friend, Mikaela Conley, 19, and hiding her body in the woods near a playground in 2018

Police said that on May 31, 2018, Conley had gone to pick up Keene from a Boston airport after he flew back from playing

read more from dailymail.....

PREV Prince Louis is the spitting image of his father Prince William as he beams in ... trends now
NEXT Doctors first 'dismissed' this young girl's cancer symptom before her parents ... trends now