Two former Vanderbilt University football players were found guilty of rape and sexual battery by a Nashville jury on Tuesday, CNN affiliates reported. Legal Statement. He urged them to delete all evidence and evencleaned the room ofthe victims vomit and other liquids. [12], The players were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013, and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed. Two other football players Brandon E. Banks and Jaborian Tip McKenzie are also charged in the attack. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Their arraignment is set for Aug. 21, although McKenzie has already pleaded not guilty and waived his right to appear at the arraignment, The Associated Press reported. 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"Although four people are being charged at this time, the investigation is still on-going into the actions of other individuals and the role(s) they may have played in this incident," District Attorney General Torry Johnson said in a prepared statement. The four defendantsin theVanderbilt rape case made sure to document their gang rapewith both picturesandvideos (which, of course, the four men later tried to delete). The Vanderbilt case is set to begin Monday in a Davidson County courtroom with jury selection. January 27, 2015 / 6:29 PM Thank you for subscribing to ENTITY. What happened in the Vanderbilt rape case? A letter from the victim was read during the sentencing hearing. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The fourth player accepted a plea deal which included 10 years' probation, and did not receive any jail time. "[11][9], The four defendants documented their gang rape with both videos and pictures and tried to delete it. 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The evidence, prosecutors say, came from footage from the players cellphones that was taken while the sexual assault was taking place. Stacy, 30, was in court . But that verdict was thrown out after it was revealed that one of the jury members was a victim of statutory rape himself, a fact he failed to disclose ahead of the trial. Garland testifies before Senate panel amid ongoing special counsel probes, Colon cancer rates rising in younger age group, study finds, Top McCarthy aide, House Oversight chair each met with Ashli Babbitt's mother, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Closing arguments underway in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. The victim said she learned of what happened to her when detectives showed her the graphic images retrieved from the phones. [citation needed], In July 2016, after being convicted by a Davidson County Criminal Court jury, Batey, 22 years old, received a 15-year prison sentence, the minimum allowed by law for his crimes (while both the victim and prosecutors had asked the judge for the maximum sentence possible of 25 years to be meted out); after he gets out he will be required to be listed on the sex-offender registry for the rest of his life. The attorneys at the hearing did not say what the citation was for. During his trial, Banks testified he was bullied into participating. What do all of these people have in common? Why isthe justice system designed to take so long when convicting defendants who are clearly guilty? The jury found Banks not guilty on five other counts. The one-time running back was arrested Nov. 18, 2019, after ex-girlfriend . Though his sentencing was tentatively scheduled for July, Vandenburg was given his sentences of nearly two decades behind bars on Friday. But Vandenburg and Batey have been held in jail since January after the jury found them guilty on multiple counts of rape and aggravated sexual battery. Former NFL player Zac Stacy was sentenced to six months in jail in Florida on Monday night, more than a year after video appeared to show him attacking an ex-girlfriend. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? "This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. Vandenburg says in statement, directed at judge Monte Watkins, "I hope you can see I'm truly sorry" @WKRN pic.twitter.com/AQVLZaxvQR. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Vandenburg and Batey were accused with two other players of assaulting an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013. [17], In November 2016, after being convicted, Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in prison; after he gets out he will be required to be listed on the sex-offender registry for the rest of his life. [14][13] All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. McKenzie turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins handed down the sentence for Cory Batey after the victim in the case said her life has been shattered as a result of the rape. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Melinda McDowell,. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two former Vanderbilt University football players who were convicted in January of raping an unconscious female student but were then granted a mistrial, have been released on bond. By providing the information below you will receive early-bird invitations to our events, exclusive musings tailored to your interests, and access to our curated mentorship program. [23][24][25] He testified against Vandenberg and Batey as part of a plea deal, and was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation. Prosecutors played a recording from Miles Finley, a friend of Vandenburgs, who described sexually explicit videos and texts he received from Vandenburg the night of the assault, according to The Tennessean. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. He told the court he was an inexperienced drinker when he got to college, according to WKRN. Please enter valid email address to continue. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. Did you encounter any technical issues? 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But Vandenburg and Batey have been held in jail since January after the jury found them guilty on multiple counts of rape and aggravated sexual battery. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. The Best Breakup Advice from Reddit, and Experts, 5 Instagram Famous Couples Who Are Cute Relationship Goals, 4 Ways To Create Lasting College Friendships, 10 Tips on How to Survive Long-Distance Relationships, Relationship Therapy Changes the Game for Love, The View from the Window by Carina Paredes-Rivera. Assistant District Attorney Jan Norman read a statement from the victim, who was not present at sentencing. Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Banks was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the 2013 gang rape of an unconscious female student. He was also taken to the hospital for a mandatory HIV test before he was taken into custody, the news release said. In his ruling, Watkins said the justice system cannot tolerate a trial with a tainted juror regardless of the strength of the case. Prosecutors have vowed to retry the pair. The Vanderbilt rape case is a criminal case of sexual assault that occurred on June 23, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee, in which four Vanderbilt University football players carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room, gang-raped and sodomized her, photographed and videotaped her, and one urinated on her face.[1][2][3][4][5]. Awake. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS). And what did he do? They didnt help the young woman. Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, Ex-Vanderbilt football players found guilty in gang rape, Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He told the court that he was an inexperienced drinker who had consumed dozens of alcoholic beverages throughout the course of the day on which the rape occurred. On June 23, 2013, four Vanderbilt Commodores football team players, Brandon Vandenburg, Cory Lamont Batey, Brandon E. Banks, and Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie carried an unconscious 21-year-old female student into a dorm room in the school's Gilette House dorm. The two have both been convicted a second time. McKenzie testified that he did not touch the woman himself but took pictures. So that was good. [13] On August 9, 2013, they were arrested and indicted for aggravated rape and sexual battery. Vandenburg is currently serving 17 years and Bateys serving 15 years as well. 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Watkins set bond for Batey, a Nashville native, at $350,000. -- A former Vanderbilt football player was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student. Aug. 11, 2013 -- Three of the four former Vanderbilt football players who were indicted for allegedly raping an unconscious 21-year-old student in a dorm room on the Nashville, Tenn., campus have been arrested, authorities said. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Vandenburg was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport upon his arrival into the city on Saturday, according to a police statement. Each was charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. On the way to his dorm, Vandenburg allegedly enlisted the help of three of his football teammates. 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