One of the three former players, Corey Batey, has been convicted and is in prison. The trial featured graphic video and photographic evidence showing the unconscious female student being violated in the dorm room. The victim cried as Batey was on the witness stand and appeared to be vomiting at one point. 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. Prosecutors said that players took pictures of the assault and that one sent videos to his friends as it was happening. The two other players have yet to stand trial. 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. 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Men dont think theres anything wrong with violating their friends and theyretoo afraid to stand up for women. First published on January 27, 2015 / 6:29 PM. 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. 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]. The two other players have yet to stand trial. / CBS/AP. He ordered both to wear GPS monitoring devices. Andmen specifically need to start forgoing their stupid bro code to do what is right. -- 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 . After the rape though, Prioleau proved to beincredibly helpful to his rapist friends. Jaborian McKenzie is also charged in the case. Batey and Brandon Vandenburg were convicted last year, but the verdicts were tossed because a juror did not reveal he was a victim of statutory rape. Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. The judge had revoked bail after jurors rendered their verdict. Melinda McDowell, spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Jail, said Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released Wednesday. Bystanders do nothing. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Oh, please. This story has been shared 144,806 times. -- 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. Thats really scary. 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. [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. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Watkins set bond for Batey, a Nashville native, at $350,000. "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. McKenzie turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, Former Vanderbilt football players convicted of rape, Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Where things stand in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. 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. Pictured left to right: Cory Batey, JaBorian McKenzie and Brandon Vandenburg, three of the four former Vanderbilt football players who were charged with rape Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, are now in custody at Metro Jail. One also videoed it and sent the footage to friends as it was happening. All rights reserved. The first one involved an argument, but "no signs of. Theydid nothing. "That's the culture that you really saw here, their mindset that they can get away with anything," Thurman said. Vanderbilt football is down an offensive lineman entering spring practice, as former starting guard Ben Cox medically retired, according to a program spokesperson. 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. Vanderbilt Rape Trial: Jury Convicts Ex-Football Players, Vanderbilt Rape Trial: Alleged Victim Says She Didn't Think She'd Been Assaulted Until She Saw Video of It, Vanderbilt Rape Trial: Defense Blames Alcohol and Campus Culture, Juror Who Helped Convict Scott Peterson Is Accused of Hiding Bias Against Him, Paving Killer's Path to Retrial, Ex-Tenn. Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Raping Girl, 14, Takes Plea Deal to Avoid Trial, Possible Prison Time, Judge Declares Mistrial in Vanderbilt Rape Case After It's Revealed That Juror Was Victim of Statutory Rape, Former Vanderbilt Football Player Convicted, for the Second Time, in Campus Rape, Tenn. They face decades in prison. July 15, 2016, 10:50 AM. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Brandon Vandenburg, 20, of Indio, Calif.; Cory Batey, 19, of Nashville; Brandon Banks, 19, of Brandywine, Md. Maybe he didnt consider how the victim being gang raped would be feeling in the same moment, or how she would feel in the future. The pair were found guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. [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. They have pleaded not guilty. The victim only learned of. The footage revealed "concerning behavior by the defendants," police said. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! So naturally, thats what they all did. 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. 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. 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. He told the court he was an inexperienced drinker when he got to college, according to WKRN. They were involved. 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. Theyve both been ordered to wear GPS tracking devices at all times, according to the Associated Press. In closing arguments, prosecutors said the football players believed they were entitled athletes who could "get away with anything.". Vandenburg and Batey were on trial together, but represented by different attorneys. Throughout the trial, jurors have seen graphic images and videos recovered from cellphones and a laptop. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 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. All rights reserved. And women are still the majority of rapevictims. Vandenburg spoke publicly for the first time about the rape in a prepared statement prior to sentencing. The attorneys at the hearing did not say what the citation was for. [14][13] All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. A Warner Bros. 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. Two former Vanderbilt football players were released from jail on Wednesday after a judge declared a mistrial five months after they were convicted of raping a young woman. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail. And other people saw the unconsciousvictim lying outside of the dorm room, as the four men left her there after the rape. One year of unsupervised probation, which, if completed, will leave his record squeaky clean. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. 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. The Associated Press does not generally identify victims of sexual assault. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. One thatcould have been prevented if even just ONE of the four men had a brain (or a conscience). -- A jury has convicted two former Vanderbilt University football players of raping a female student inside a dorm room. [20] In 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to reconsider Vandenburg's appeal of his conviction.[20]. He faced a sentence of 15 to 25 years in prison, and his victim a woman he dated shortly before the attack requested the maximum punishment, according to CBS News. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Watkins declared the mistrial after determining the jury foreman intentionally withheld information about being a victim of statutory rape. appreciated. In all, four former football players were charged. Vandenburg and Batey were accused with two other players of assaulting an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013. At the time, I didnt know anything about date rape, Finley said. Both Vandenburg and McKenzie were booked into the Davidson County Sheriff's Office on Saturday. 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. 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. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Melinda McDowell, spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Jail, said Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released Wednesday. So that was good. Late Tuesday, McKenzie entered the plea and waived. Then, he went on his merry way. [23][24][25] He testified against Vandenberg and Batey as part of a plea deal, and was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation. So heres everythingyou need to know aboutit. I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed, he said. A prepared statement prior to sentencing players were charged with five counts aggravated. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed in dorm. Players have yet to stand trial from cellphones and a laptop Vandenburg of... 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