UCM had initially defended their decision to allow him to attend, writing in an email to students that: 'his incident occurred more than a year ago, and all charges against persons of interest were dropped. He also appears to have found love and shares the home with a girlfriend who was pictured by waving him off to work at a roofing company.īut while he lives a comfortable life, his dreams of football stardom were ended by the furor over alleged rape and he quietly dropped out of the University of Central Missouri in his freshman year after his enrollment was exposed by the media. Property records show he has owned his modest two-bedroom house, which sits on a quiet leafy street, since 2017. The son of a Republican state politician, he denied raping Daisy and served four months in prison on misdemeanor chargesĮxclusive photos show how the former star footballer has changed since 2012, swapping his clean-cut high school look for a heavy beard.īarnett, who the Colemans claimed was shielded by his Republican Congressman grandfather Rex, now lives in Kansas City, Missouri – more than 100 miles from Marysville where the alleged attack took place. Last week, Coleman's mother Melinda, 58, also committed suicide at her home in Albany, Missouri, after becoming overwhelmed with grief.īarnett has never spoken about what happened between him and Coleman at the party but admitted having what he described as consensual sex with her at trial.įound in a leafy Kansas City suburb by last week, Barnett broke his silence for the first time in eight years to say that he was 'sad' to hear of Melinda's death.ĭaisy alleged she was raped by Matthew Barnett, pictured. Matthew Barnett, now 26, served four months in jail after being convicted of child endangerment in 2014 for dumping a paralytic Coleman – then 14 – on her mother's porch in freezing temperatures following a party at his home when he was 17.Ĭoleman, whose story was explored in the 2016 Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, killed herself aged just 23 in August. The high school football star who was accused of raping tragic Daisy Coleman at a teen party in 2012 has moved on from the ordeal with a new girlfriend and well-paying job, but says he 'still struggles' with what happened. For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-80īy Ruth Styles In Kansas City, Missouri, For.

photos show how the former star footballer has changed since 2012, swapping his clean-cut high school look for a heavy beard.'I still struggle with it but I'm okay,' he said of being accused of rape.Barnett broke his silence for the first time in eight years to say that he was 'sad' to hear of Melinda's death, can reveal.Coleman's mother Melinda, 58, also committed suicide last week at her home in Albany, Missouri, after becoming overwhelmed with grief.Coleman, whose story was explored in the 2016 Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy, killed herself aged just 23 in August.Matthew Barnett, now 26, was accused of raping tragic Daisy Coleman at a teen party in 2012 and served four months in jail for child endangerment.EXCLUSIVE: 'I still struggle with it - but I'm okay.' Former high school football star accused of raping Daisy Coleman has moved on with a new girlfriend and a well-paid job since her tragic suicide and her grief-stricken mother took her own life

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