[6][20][21] He was not seen touching the victim after he helped his teammates carry her into the dorm room. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [20] In 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to reconsider Vandenburg's appeal of his conviction.[20]. Market data provided by Factset. Thats really scary. The incident occurred in June 2013 A statement from the victim is read at the hearing CNN Convicted rapist Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday for the rape three. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A jury has convicted two former Vanderbilt University football players of raping a female student inside a dorm room. The jury found Banks not guilty on five other counts. Prosecutors dismissed the claim as an excuse made up because there was video evidence. He is out on bond & is a student at Alcorn State University https://t.co/nIRHEe6pNJ pic.twitter.com/7beac2fKuI, WSMV-TV, Nashville (@WSMV) June 20, 2017. Seems fitting as an accessory to a horrific crime, doesnt it? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. First published on July 15, 2016 / 4:06 PM. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound consensus All-American is a key returning player for a dominant Georgia defense that allowed 14.3 points per game last season. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. Alex Murdaugh testifies 4 years after fatal boat crash involving son, encouraged three of his teammates to have sex with the victim. In his ruling, Watkins said the justice system cannot tolerate a trial with a tainted juror regardless of the strength of the case. Brandon Vandenburg appearing in court in 2016 (Photo: WKRN). Back in 2013, a 21 year-old neuroscience major at Vanderbilt University was sexually assaulted by not one, not two, not three, but four football players while she lay unconscious in a dorm room. -- The defense team for Brandon Vandenburg, one of the former Vanderbilt University football players who was convicted this week of raping a female classmate, is now trying to get the verdict thrown out after discovering one of the jurors did not disclose he or she was a sexual assault victim. Vandenburg says in statement, directed at judge Monte Watkins, "I hope you can see I'm truly sorry" @WKRN pic.twitter.com/AQVLZaxvQR. Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Kelee Ringo . Its been in the news for over four years and you, like many others, may be wondering why. Theydid nothing. Vandenburg spoke publicly for the first time about the rape in a prepared statement prior to sentencing. 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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). McKenzie latertestified that once they all arrived in the dorm room Vandenburgsaid, Were going to fuck this bitch, as he handed out condoms. The former players were indicted on multiple counts of rape and sexual battery. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. Thank you for subscribing to ENTITY. ORLANDO, Fla. (WKRN) Former Vanderbilt University and NFL player Zac Stacy will remain out of jail on bond while facing domestic violence charges in Florida. Kind Leadership in Action with Mark Shapiro, 20 Quarantine Date Ideas to Make Life Feel Normal Again, If Your Long-Distance Friendships Are in Danger, Read This Survival Guide, Heartbroken? Prosecutors have vowed to retry the pair. What happened in the Vanderbilt rape case? The declaration of a mistrial on Tuesday was a stunning turn of events in a highly publicized case that raised troubling questions about rape on college campuses and the role of bystanders who fail to act. During her victim impact statement, she described the horror she felt seeing the images of herself. Batey's defense said the photos and videos don't actually show him having sex with the woman and one of his lawyers blamed a college culture so accepting of binge drinking that many people saw the unconscious woman that night but did nothing to help. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. Alex Murdaugh testifies 4 years after fatal boat crash involving son, convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student, but the verdicts were tossed because a juror did not reveal he was a victim of statutory rape. They have pleaded not guilty. Finley was charged with tampering with evidence and after cooperating with authorities, took a deal last year and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. The victim said she learned of what happened to her when detectives showed her the graphic images retrieved from the phones. 12:01 AM EDT, Sat November 5, 2016. I'm just sorry.". 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. The most comprehensive coverage of the Vanderbilt Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Please do not use my absence as an excuse for leniency as it in no way diminishes the profound and insidious impact of Mr. Vandenburg on me and my life, the victim wrote, according to her lawyer. 2023 Cable News Network. I still ask that he receive the full sentence allowed under the law for orchestrating a sustained 30-minute gang rape against me, a defenseless woman who trusted him. Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced for the June 2013 rape at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Cox played as a reserve during . By Tara Fowler. It originally took the jury just two hours to convict the former football players, who were each charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. They were accused with two other players of assaulting an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013. [17], In August 2017, after being convicted, Banks received a 15-year sentence; after he gets out he will be required to be listed on the sex-offender registry for the rest of his life. Vandenburg is currently serving 17 years and Bateys serving 15 years as well. The four men are charged with raping an unconscious victim inside Vandenburg's Gillette House dorm room on June 23, police said. Please enter valid email address to continue. Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website . Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Thanks for contacting us. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. Banks, who played defensive back, is still at large, police said. One thatcould have been prevented if even just ONE of the four men had a brain (or a conscience). Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed, he said. This raises a few questions. Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after being found guilty in Nashville, Tennessee, on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts. According to reports, it allegedly took 16 hours of deliberation, over two days, to findBrandon Banks guilty of one count of aggravated rape and one count of aggravated sexual battery. [13] On August 9, 2013, they were arrested and indicted for aggravated rape and sexual battery. Convicted rapist Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday for the rape three years ago of an unconscious female student at Vanderbilt University, according to CNN affiliate WKRN. Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. SHARE. "I've seen with my own eyes what I was when Mr. Batey was done with me: a piece of trash, face down in a hallway, covered in his urine and palm prints, a photograph he took himself," the woman said. Police officers who testified said they didn't find evidence of body fluids on the dorm room floor that would indicate a sexual assault, but they did not go to the dorm room until four days later. -- A jury convicted two ex-Vanderbilt football players on Tuesday of raping a former student, rejecting claims that they were too drunk to know what they were doing and that a college culture of . The two other men involved Brandon Banks and Jaborian Tip McKenzie were also charged in the case, but have yet to be tried for their alleged involvement, according to WKRN. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The sentencing comes amid widespread furor over a Stanford University swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on a college campus. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Both Vandenburg and McKenzie were booked into the Davidson County Sheriff's Office on Saturday. The Vanderbilt case is set to begin Monday in a Davidson County courtroom with jury selection. "There are no words to describe the horror of the images from that night and how it feels to watch yourself be dehumanized.". In other words, the Vanderbilt rape case started with a disgustingly despicable sexual assault. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, who is also charged, testified that Vandenburg was "amped" and coaching the players. After the rape though, Prioleau proved to beincredibly helpful to his rapist friends. So far the rate of this case is under one rapist per year. Melinda McDowell, spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Jail, said Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released Wednesday. A jury has found two former members of the Vanderbilt University football team guilty of multiple . Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. [10][9] The victim (who is white) told the court that after Batey (who is black) raped her, he urinated on her face while saying she deserved what he was doing to her because of the color of her skin, saying what sources reported was "Thats for 400 years of slavery, you bitch. When the footage was recovered from their cellular devices, it was presented in court, as well as security camera footage that caught their act. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A former Vanderbilt University football player has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Banks' father was among four people who testified on his behalf Friday. [12] "I was scared and uncomfortable and didn't know what to do," Prioleau said during his 2015 testimony. Each was charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg apparently had been issued a misdemeanor citation while he was out awaiting trial. He ordered both to wear GPS monitoring devices. In the statement, the victim wrote, Two professionals who have helped me through this and witnessed the impact on me have submitted letters to you describing what they have seen, and I ask that you consider those., Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty in sex assault, The statement continued, Please do not use my absence as an excuse for leniency, as it in no way diminishes the profound and insidious impact of Mr. Vandenburg on me and my life. Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. 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]. I was living out my dream and in an instant, it all changed, he said, admitting that he had consumed dozens of alcoholic drinks throughout the day of the June 2013 assault. She was not in court, and explained her position in a letter read by her attorney on Friday. After Vanderbilt football finished one victory short of a postseason invitation in 2022, the team expects to be bowling at the end of the 2023 season. Ex-Vanderbilt, NFL player Zac Stacy arrested after violent video surfaces, records show The incidents occurred in August and September. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report. But the students who helped in covering up the attack are still students. Correction. Former Vanderbilt football players Brandon Vandenburg, left, and Cory Batey, second from right, appear in court Monday, June 15, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Defense attorneys for the two former Vanderbilt football players convicted in the dorm-room rape of a student asked a judge Monday to declare a mistrial, saying a juror intentionally withheld information that he was a rape victim during the jury selection process. They face decades in prison. I was scared and uncomfortable and didnt know what to do, Prioleau said during his 2015 testimony. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- 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. "That's the culture that you really saw here, their mindset that they can get away with anything," Thurman said. The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [6][7][1][8][2][9] They took over 40 graphic photos, and took videos of the rape with the cell phones of Vandenburg, Batey, and Banks. The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. The judge delivered the minimum sentence to. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie avoided prison after testifying against three of his former Vanderbilt football teammates in a 2013 on-campus rape case. Can no onecome up witha more efficient process that considersthe well-being of the victim? Vandenburg was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport upon his arrival into the city on Saturday, according to a police statement. In fact, Batey and Vanderburg remain in jail on a $350,000 bond. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Then, he went on his merry way. Vandenburg and Batey were on trial together, but represented by different attorneys. The incident was brought to university officials' attention after they checked the dorm's surveillance recordings regarding an unrelated matter. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. What was the punishment Prioleaureceived? Prosecutors say Vandenburg encouraged three of his teammates to have sex with the victim and didn't participate because he couldn't perform. 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. Almost 19 months ago, four men allegedly carried a woman into a dorm room at . By Refinitiv Lipper his teammates to have sex with the victim and did n't participate because he could perform! 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