The sex assault trial of a former Olympic wrestler ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors said they could not reach a verdict.After deliberating for nearly nine hours over two days, the jurors told 4th Judicial District Judge Robert Lowrey that they were deadlocked and could not agree on the charges against Stephen Anthony Abas. The impasse occurred at the end of a week long trial.Lowrey dismissed the jury and set a hearing for May 2 at which time prosecutors are expected to say whether they will seek a retrial.Prosecutors claimed that Abas, 33, raped a female wrestler on May 15, 2008, in her dorm room at the Olympic Training Center after she had passed out drunk while drinking at a downtown Colorado Springs bar.But Abas’ defense lawyer, Dennis Hartley, said the sex was consensual and called the woman “a self-described party girl.”The woman testified that she awoke that night to find Abas forcing himself upon her. She said she felt paralyzed and could not speak or push him away.Abas testified that the woman agreed to his request to come back to her room. He claimed she was conscious and willing when they had sex.The Gazette, which normally does not identify sex assault victims, is withholding the woman’s name.Abas won a silver medal with the U.S. wrestling team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He retired from Olympic competition after failing to make the national team in 2008.For more court coverage, visit “The Sidebar” blog at gazettedev.gazette.com

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