KNOXVILLE - The News Sentinel filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to unseal evidence in the aggravated rape cases against former Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams.
The newspaper is seeking access to evidence including but not limited to search warrant applications for Johnson's apartment and DNA samples for Johnson and Williams as well as audio files and transcripts of Knoxville Police Department interviews with the alleged victim and other witnesses in the case.
The News Sentinel argues that the records and exhibits were sealed by Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee without any petition or order to do so.
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