January 27, 2015 / 6:29 PM 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Vandenburg and Batey were on trial together, but represented by different attorneys. 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. Vanderbilt Rape Case: Former Football Players Released from Jail After Mistrial They've both been ordered to wear GPS tracking devices at all times. He was also taken to the hospital for a mandatory HIV test before he was taken into custody, the news release said. Prosecutors, whove insisted that the jurors history did not affect the jurys decision, have said they will retry the case, which featured testimony from the alleged victim. He was first taken to Nashville General Hospital for a state-mandated HIV test required for individuals charged with rape before he was booked at approximately 2:05 a.m. Vandenburg remains jailed on $350,000 bond, while three other former players have bonded out of jail. In all, four former football players were charged. Seems fitting as an accessory to a horrific crime, doesnt it? Why isthe justice system designed to take so long when convicting defendants who are clearly guilty? They didnt call for an ambulance. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail. The former receiver was released after posting $50,000 bond, according to jail records. What was the punishment Prioleaureceived? Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Kelee Ringo . A trial date for McKenzie and Brandon Banks, the fourth player accused, has not been set. A statement from the victim is read at the hearing. But thats not all. In other words, the Vanderbilt rape case started with a disgustingly despicable sexual assault. So that was good. This raises a few questions. All rights reserved. Earlier, one of the defense attorneys conceded that Vandenburg took "deplorable" photos, but shouldn't be convicted of rape because he didn't take part in it. The jury found Banks not guilty on five other counts. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Three of the football players have been convicted ( one as recently as June 2017) and one still awaits trial. The trial featured graphic video and photographic evidence showing the unconscious female student being violated in the dorm room. 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. 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. 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. They have pleaded not guilty. 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. Prosecutors said that players took pictures of the assault and that one sent videos to his friends as it was happening. One also videoed it and sent the footage to friends as it was happening. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie avoided prison after testifying against three of his former Vanderbilt football teammates in a 2013 on-campus rape case. "This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. ", "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. Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. Two former Vanderbilt University football players were found guilty of rape and sexual battery by a Nashville jury on Tuesday, CNN affiliates reported. The two other players have yet to stand trial. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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. A Warner Bros. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. They were involved. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A jury has convicted two former Vanderbilt University football players of raping a female student inside a dorm room. Couple Cleared of Wrongful Murder and Rape Convictions That Put Them Behind Bars for 27 Years, Ex-Vanderbilt Player Was Pressured into Participating in Female Student's Rape, Attorney Argues, Former Vanderbilt Football Player Sentenced to 17 Years in 2013 Rape Case: Reports, Josh Duggar Found Guilty on Child Pornography Charges, Facing Potential 20-Year Prison Sentence, Cosby Survivor Andrea Constand Says Speaking Out Was 'Worth It' as She Releases New Memoir. -- 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. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Can no onecome up witha more efficient process that considersthe well-being of the victim? [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 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. [13] On August 9, 2013, they were arrested and indicted for aggravated rape and sexual battery. Weneed to talk about it with ourfriends, colleagues and peers menand womenalike. [18] He is serving his time in Morgan County Correctional Complex. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. He ordered them to wear GPS monitoring devices if released. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS), Two former Vanderbilt football players found guilty of rape. The four men are charged with raping an unconscious victim inside Vandenburg's Gillette House dorm room on June 23, police said. 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. Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. Which is why the Vanderbilt rape case still isnt over and continues to dominateheadlines four years later. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Ex-Vanderbilt football player gets probation in dorm gang rape, Ex-Vanderbilt player found guilty of dorm rape gets 15 years, Ex-Vanderbilt football player found guilty of rape, Lawyer argues college football player was bullied into dorm rape, Vanderbilt football gang-rape instigator gets 17 years, Vanderbilt football players in rape case released from jail. 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. An attorney who represents the alleged victim in the case declined to comment ahead of their release. All Rights Reserved. [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. One thing is clear: The Vanderbilt rape case is a prime example of the rape culture that still persists in this country. Assistant District Attorney Jan Norman read a statement from the victim, who was not present at sentencing. The judge revoked bail after jurors rendered their verdict. Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. 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. Getting to trial. This story has been shared 107,381 times. Throughout the trial, jurors have seen graphic images and videos recovered from cellphones and a laptop. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Brandon. Two other ex-players also were convicted and sentenced to 15 and 17 years in prison. 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. 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. 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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. 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]. Jaborian McKenzie is also charged in the case. 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). A fourth ex-player awaits trial after testifying against the others. So heres everythingyou need to know aboutit. One of four ex-football players at Vanderbilt University, JaBorian McKenzie, has pleaded not guilty to the five rape charges against him. [12], The players were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013, and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed. 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. Two of these bystanders did actually do something. (AP) The fourth defendant in a 2013 rape. Vandenburg and Batey had been convicted of multiple counts of rape. They were locked up in the local jail awaiting sentencing - both face decades in prison - when revelations surfaced that the jury foreman in the case was himself a victim of sexual abuse. But the conviction was thrown out five months later after one of the jurors admitted to being a victim of statutory rape, which was not disclosed at trial. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Three of the football players have been convicted (one as recently as June 2017) and one still awaits trial. [12] "I was scared and uncomfortable and didn't know what to do," Prioleau said during his 2015 testimony. 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. "He took photographs that he never should have taken," Vandenburg attorney Fletcher Long said. But that was it. I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed.. There were also friends of Vandenburg who knew of the crime. Friends dont let friends play fast and loose with consent. 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. First, Vanderbilt University dismissed all four attackersfrom the football team and suspended them. I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed, he said. 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"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. ; 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. 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. They did nothing. Batey, a former safety on the team, was arrested at his Nashville home on Friday around 3:30 p.m., taken for a blood test, and then booked into Davidson County Sheriff's Office on a $350,000 bond. "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. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. Watkins set bond for Batey, a Nashville native, at $350,000. On the way to his dorm, Vandenburg allegedly enlisted the help of three of his football teammates. We've received your submission. Market data provided by Factset. 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. 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. 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. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Powered by WMT Digital. Brandon Vandenburg, 23, was convicted of multiple counts of aggravated rape and sexual battery three years after the trial began. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Thank you for subscribing to ENTITY. McKenzie testified that he did not touch the woman himself but took pictures. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? 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. 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