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Woman Accused Of Hate Crime Hoax Wants Trial Moved

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ The former University of Nebraska women's basketball player charged with faking a hate-crime attack wants her trial to be moved out of the Lincoln area.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that an attorney for 34-year-old Charlie Rogers has asked Lancaster County Judge Gale Pokorny to move her trial to a different venue.

Attorney Brett McArthur told the newspaper Monday that there's ``a substantial risk'' jurors would be tainted by publicity that has saturated the community. Pokorny has not yet ruled on the request.

Rogers is charged with making a false report for telling police in July that three masked men broke into her home, assaulted her and carved derogatory words in her arms and abdomen.

She has pleaded not guilty and maintains her innocence, insisting the attack happened.

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