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SALT LAKE CITY -- A man convicted of rape two decades ago will once again stand trial on the charges.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Carl McClellan had already completed his sentence for the 1988 rape of an American Fork girl when his conviction was overturned by the Utah Supreme Court last year.
Now, prosecutors say they will re-file the charges.
McClellan says he welcomes the chance to clear his name -- since he was always maintained he did not commit the crime.
In 1988, McClellan, then 23, claimed to have met a 19-year-old recent high school graduate on a door-to-door sales call. The victim later told police he came back into her home and raped her. If a retrial occurs, the victim's family says it would be difficult to endure.
