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"There are no words to describe the horror of the images from that night and how it feels to watch yourself be dehumanized.". Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Vandenburgs defense team tried to use that fact in his favor, arguing he should not be culpable for others actions. First published on January 27, 2015 / 6:29 PM. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? 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. Jaborian McKenzie is also charged in the case. The trial featured graphic video and photographic evidence showing the unconscious female student being violated in the dorm room. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. 2023 Cable News Network. NASHVILLE, Tenn. Two former Vanderbilt football players who were convicted in January of raping an unconscious fellow student have been released from jail on bond. Vandenburg was also charged with tampering with evidence and unlawful photography. The most comprehensive coverage of the Vanderbilt Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Announce Sports dropdown. 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. 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. 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. 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Vandenburg and Batey were on trial together, but represented by different attorneys. 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. 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. Defense attorneys countered that the teammates were extremely drunk on the night of the alleged assault, and blamed a college culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex. [6][20][21] He was not seen touching the victim after he helped his teammates carry her into the dorm room. One of four ex-football players at Vanderbilt University, JaBorian McKenzie, has pleaded not guilty to the five rape charges against him. [12] Prioleau was charged as an accessory to the crime and received one year of unsupervised probation. Oh wait. And other people saw the unconsciousvictim lying outside of the dorm room, as the four men left her there after the rape. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The jury deliberated for about three hours before finding Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey guilty. A statement from the victim is read at the hearing. A jury in Tennessee earlier this year convicted Vandenburg of five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of unlawful photography. The four men are charged with raping an unconscious victim inside Vandenburg's Gillette House dorm room on June 23, police said. "He took photographs that he never should have taken," Vandenburg attorney Fletcher Long said. By Tara Fowler. But thats not all. And inside his room, the woman was assaulted by multiple people, as prosecutors described Vandenburg as a cheerleader and orchestrator. Two former Vanderbilt University football players were found guilty of rape and sexual battery by a Nashville jury on Tuesday, CNN affiliates reported. 2. NASHVILLE, Tenn. Two former Vanderbilt football players who were convicted in January of raping an unconscious fellow student have been released from jail on bond. Judge Monte Watkins announced the decision Friday afternoon, and called the case one of the saddest hes ever seen, according to WKRN. [22][6], A fifth player, Chris Boyd, pleaded guilty in September 2013 to being an accessory after the fact by encouraging his teammates to keep quiet and destroy evidence of the rape, and was dismissed from the team but not the university for his role in helping cover up the rape. First, Vanderbilt University dismissed all four attackersfrom the football team and suspended them. Vandenburg remains jailed on $350,000 bond, while three other former players have bonded out of jail. Watkins set bond for Batey, a Nashville native, at $350,000. "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. Isnt it interesting that he felt that way and did absolutely nothing as a BYSTANDER? The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. Then, he went on his merry way. The trial featured graphic video and photographic evidence showing the unconscious female student being violated in the dorm room. 2016 The Associated Press. The former receiver was released after posting $50,000 bond, according to jail records. Cory Batey weeps during his sentencing hearing Friday, July 15, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Batey, a former Vanderbilt University football player, was sentenced . Mack Prioleau, Vandenburgs roommate, wasliterally in the room during the gang rape, on the top bunkbed. 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. One also videoed it and sent the footage to friends as it was happening. They face decades in prison. 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 of aggravated sexual battery and one count of unlawful photography, according to several reports. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. All rights reserved. [12], The players were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013, and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed. Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released on bond. He ordered both to wear GPS monitoring devices. Melinda McDowell,. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. Why isthe justice system designed to take so long when convicting defendants who are clearly guilty? What happened in the Vanderbilt rape case? Brandon Vandenburg [left] and Corey Batey. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. The fourth player accepted a plea deal which included 10 years' probation, and did not receive any jail time. What was the punishment Prioleaureceived? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Finley was charged with tampering with evidence and after cooperating with authorities, took a deal last year and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. Theydid nothing. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Thats really scary. Vanderbilt football is down an offensive lineman entering spring practice, as former starting guard Ben Cox medically retired, according to a program spokesperson. -- A former Vanderbilt University football player convicted of raping a fellow student with a teammate said he is sorry for his actions in a tearful interview with "Dr. Phil" McGraw. During his trial, Banks testified he was bullied into participating. He ordered them to wear GPS monitoring devices if released. In his ruling, Watkins said the justice system cannot tolerate a trial with a tainted juror regardless of the strength of the case. 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. 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. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS). The arrest comes after a surveillance video showed Stacy beating his former. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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]. Vandenburg and Batey were accused with two other players of assaulting an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013. 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. [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. [2][15][9][16] He is serving his time in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. An attorney who represents the alleged victim in the case declined to comment ahead of their release. 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. 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. On the recording played before the judge on Friday, he changed his story about what had happened that night and recalled a conversation from their time in high school. SHARE. I know Brandon has tried to do it before.. Vandenburg says in statement, directed at judge Monte Watkins, "I hope you can see I'm truly sorry" @WKRN pic.twitter.com/AQVLZaxvQR. 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. The former players were indicted on multiple counts of rape and sexual battery. 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. Nothing. ; and Jaborian McKenzie, 19, of Woodville, Miss., were each charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery on Friday, according to the a Nashville Police Department. "This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. They didnt report it. Teammates Chris Boyd and DeAndre Woods, took it upon themselves to move the victim back into Vandenburgs room. Almost 19 months ago, four men allegedly carried a woman into a dorm room at . Prosecutors say Vandenburg brought an unconscious 21-year-old woman he had been seeing back to his dorm room after a night of drinking in 2013 and the assault occurred as he took pictures. Jaborian McKenzie, the fourth and last garbage humanstill has yet to be tried and hes pleading not guilty. One was evena direct enabler. 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.. Stacy, 31, was remanded into custody by Orange County Circuit Judge Mark Blechman shortly after pleading guilty to battery, court records showed. 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). 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. [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. [19] He is serving his time in Turney Center Industrial Complex. Vandenburg apparently had been issued a misdemeanor citation while he was out awaiting trial. 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. Each was charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Please enter valid email address to continue. Andmen specifically need to start forgoing their stupid bro code to do what is right. 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. [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. Sam Cooper. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, who is also charged, testified that Vandenburg was "amped" and coaching the players. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. 12:01 AM EDT, Sat November 5, 2016. So that was good. The first one involved an argument, but "no signs of. Though his sentencing was tentatively scheduled for July, Vandenburg was given his sentences of nearly two decades behind bars on Friday. Banks, who played defensive back, is still at large, police said. They didnt call for an ambulance. The former Commodores tight end is being held on $350,000 bail. Melinda McDowell, spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Jail, said Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released Wednesday. [18] He is serving his time in Morgan County Correctional Complex. [14][13] All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Note: Your privacy is important to us, so please know that your information will always remain confidential! Two of these bystanders did actually do something. I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed, he said. 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