Jury trial scheduled for former MU basketball prospect charged with rape, sodomy
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A jury trial has been scheduled for next year for a former University of Missouri basketball prospect who allegedly raped a woman when he visited the school’s campus last year.
Keiner Asprilla, 18, of New Jersey, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and second-degree kidnapping. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. Jail records also indicate he is being held on an immigration detainer.
The trial is scheduled for begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. A hearing will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, while a pretrial conference is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
Asprilla allegedly sexually assaulted the victim more than once on Sept. 20, 2024, at a Columbia hotel.