{Lexington, Kentucky}...At a hearing in Lexington Monday, Judge Megan Lake Thornton ordered the case against former University of Kentucky basketball player 25 year old Michael James Porter be sent to the grand jury. Porter was arrested May 15th on charges of felony sodomy and having sex with an underage girl he met while serving as a group leader during a church function. Porter is accused of engaging in sexual activity with the girl in 2009 and 2010, when she was 14 and 15. Porter has pleaded not guilty. According to a search warrant filed in Fayette District Court, Porter told police, at the time of his arrest, that he got involved in a relationship with the girl because he was addicted to pornography. According to police reports, the sex acts took place about five months after Porter announced he was quitting the UK basketball team after three seasons. Porter played at Kentucky for three seasons, from 2006-2009, but left in his junior year to spend more time with his wife and child. During his last year, he played in 36 games, averaging 4.1 points and 2.5 assists per game.
