Champaign man to get new trial

URBANA – A Champaign County judge has ordered a new trial for a Champaign man convicted of home invasion and sex abuse in an Urbana case from more than two years ago.

A Champaign County jury last July convicted Patrick Thompson, 38, who listed an address in the 1800 block of Winchester Drive, of those charges, the more serious of which mandated a prison term of between six and 30 years.

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