The Deseret News is reporting that DeShawn Stevenson's rape charge has been reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.  A 15 year old girl who had claimed that she had sex with Stevenson's friend has recanted her earlier testimony.  The outstanding charge against Stevenson, that he had consensual sex with another 14 year old, will still go to trial.  If Stevenson had been charged with a felony it could have meant up to three years in jail.  The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum one year sentence.