HARVEY COUNTY – On September 19, 2025, Trevon Cole, 20, of Salina, entered a guilty plea in Harvey County District Court to one count of Rape, according to the Harvey County District Attorney's office.
At the time of the offense, Cole was a student at Bethel College and the crime occurred in the dorms located on the Bethel College campus.
Sentencing is scheduled to take place before Chief Judge Marilyn Wilder on December 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Cole remains out of custody on bond pending sentencing.
He faces a potential prison sentence of 147 to 653 months in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections, followed by lifetime post-release supervision. He will also be subject to lifetime registration as a sex offender.
The successful prosecution of this case was made possible with the dedicated assistance of the North Newton Police Department.