The pair were found guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. Then, he went on his merry way. Oh wait. 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. 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. Banks, who played defensive back, is still at large, police said. Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website . Thats what the victim said when she testifiedagainst Corey Batey. The one-time running back was arrested Nov. 18, 2019, after ex-girlfriend . So naturally, thats what they all did. Announce Sports dropdown. The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 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. 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. But thats not all. Why isthe justice system designed to take so long when convicting defendants who are clearly guilty? Three of the football players have been convicted ( one as recently as June 2017) and one still awaits trial. But that was it. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The four former football players were dismissed from the team on June 29 and banned from campus pending a six-week investigation,The Associated Press reported. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. Bystanders do nothing. Vanderbilt University's vice chancellor Beth Fortune said the school was "shocked and saddened by the allegations that such an assault has taken place on our campus and that they include members of our football team. Discovery Company. Team 3 Spring Schedule Set. What was the punishment Prioleaureceived? I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed, he said. The victim only learned of. They didnt call for an ambulance. 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 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. This story has been shared 117,336 times. [12] Prioleau urged his friends to delete all the evidence that could be used against them and even helped clean the room in an attempt to remove anything that could have been traced back to the victim, like the victim's vomit. 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. -- 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. Legal Statement. Take the fire youre feeling about this caseand channel it into something good. Butrecovered footage from cell phones waspresented in court andsecurity cameras caught very disturbing footage of the moments leading up to, and after, the attack. 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. Former Vanderbilt Football Player Convicted, for the Second Time, in Campus Rape, 'Cheer' Star Jerry Harris Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison in Child Pornography Case, 'SuperFly' Actor Kaalan Walker Found Guilty of Raping 7 Women, Including 3 Aspiring Teen Models, Boris Becker Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Jail After Being Found Guilty of Bankruptcy Charges, Former Prison Nurse Charged with Sexually Assaulting 12 Female Inmates in Oregon, Ex-Tenn. Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Raping Girl, 14, Takes Plea Deal to Avoid Trial, Possible Prison Time, Arkansas Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children on Military Base, Tenn. Brandon Vandenburg [left] and Corey Batey. Two of these bystanders did actually do something. Thanks for contacting us. Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. Market data provided by Factset. A letter from the victim was read during the sentencing hearing. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Kelee Ringo . McKenzie turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. A judge Friday sentenced former Vanderbilt University football player Cory Batey to 15 years in prison, but said the man's true punishment for raping an unconscious woman three years ago. Banks' father was among four people who testified on his behalf Friday. He ordered them to wear GPS monitoring devices if released. "He took photographs that he never should have taken," Vandenburg attorney Fletcher Long said. Finley was charged with tampering with evidence and after cooperating with authorities, took a deal last year and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. "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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [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. 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Jaborian McKenzie, the fourth and last garbage humanstill has yet to be tried and hes pleading not guilty. Defendants found guilty of all charges; attention now turns to two other teammates. [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. The two other players have yet to stand trial. Just a mere four years after the attack the third defendant was finally convicted. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. -- A jury has convicted two former Vanderbilt University football players of raping a female student inside a dorm room. 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. 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. The woman testified that Vandenburg plied her with alcohol at a Nashville night spot and the last thing she remembers is waking up alone in a strange dorm room and feeling sick. or redistributed. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. The two have both been convicted a second time. Vandenburg says in statement, directed at judge Monte Watkins, "I hope you can see I'm truly sorry" @WKRN pic.twitter.com/AQVLZaxvQR. Please enter valid email address to continue. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie avoided prison after testifying against three of his former Vanderbilt football teammates in a 2013 on-campus rape case. Both Vandenburg and McKenzie were booked into the Davidson County Sheriff's Office on Saturday. The woman was a neuroscience and economics major when she was assaulted in a dorm on the Nashville campus in June of 2013. Vandenburgs sentence is two years shorter than co-defendant Corey Batey, who is now serving time at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Batey testified that he was so drunk he didn't remember what happened until he later saw cellphone photos and video. 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. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. -- 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 . Vandenburg is currently serving 17 years and Bateys serving 15 years as well. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. The evidence, prosecutors say, came from footage from the players cellphones that was taken while the sexual assault was taking place. Fugitive in $18 million COVID fraud scheme extradited to U.S. Alex Murdaugh testifies 4 years after fatal boat crash involving son, convicted in January of raping an unconscious female student, The declaration of a mistrial Tuesday was a stunning turn of events. Vandenburg apparently had been issued a misdemeanor citation while he was out awaiting trial. [17], In March 2018, after testifying against his three co-defendants and pleading guilty to facilitation of aggravated rape, McKenzie, 23 years old, accepted a plea deal which included 10 years' probation and a lifetime registration as a sex offender, and became the only of the four defendants to not receive any jail time. [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. "That's the culture that you really saw here, their mindset that they can get away with anything," Thurman said. Vandenburg was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport upon his arrival into the city on Saturday, according to a police statement. An attorney who represents the alleged victim in the case declined to comment ahead of their release. [14][13] All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. [26], Mack Prioleau, the roommate of one of the defendants, Vandenburg, was in the room when the rape occurred. Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. She wept throughout much of her statement as she described how her life and her belief in the fundamental goodness of people were both upended with the discovery of what happened to her. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. 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. ", "The charges brought today against the four former Vanderbilt football players allege conduct which is abhorrent and will never be tolerated," Fortune said in a statement released today. If this doesnt piss you off, theres probably something wrong with you. Published on June 25, 2015 11:00 AM. To join our community, just fill out the form below. I'm just sorry.". Legal Statement. The trial featured graphic video and photographic evidence showing the unconscious female student being violated in the dorm room. Assistant District Attorney Jan Norman read a statement from the victim, who was not present at sentencing. Brandon Vandenburg appearing in court in 2016 (Photo: WKRN). Men dont think theres anything wrong with violating their friends and theyretoo afraid to stand up for women. 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]. A statement from the victim is read at the hearing. He urged them to delete all evidence and evencleaned the room ofthe victims vomit and other liquids. On the way to his dorm, Vandenburg allegedly enlisted the help of three of his football teammates. Its been in the news for over four years and you, like many others, may be wondering why. Vanderbilt Rape Case: Former Football Players Released from Jail After Mistrial They've both been ordered to wear GPS tracking devices at all times. This story has been shared 107,381 times. Teammates Chris Boyd and DeAndre Woods, took it upon themselves to move the victim back into Vandenburgs room. 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. The attorneys at the hearing did not say what the citation was for. The declaration of a mistrial Tuesday was a stunning turn of events in a highly publicized case that raised troubling new questions about rape on college campuses and the role of bystanders who fail to act. [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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. One thing is clear: The Vanderbilt rape case is a prime example of the rape culture that still persists in this country. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 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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. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. July 15, 2016, 10:50 AM. Two former Vanderbilt University football players are facing the possibility of decades in prison after it took a jury less than four hours to convict them for their roles in a 2013 sexual. They were involved. In closing arguments, prosecutors said the football players believed they were entitled athletes who could "get away with anything.". There were also friends of Vandenburg who knew of the crime. SHARE. 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. She was not in court, and explained her position in a letter read by her attorney on Friday. 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