Vandenburg apparently had been issued a misdemeanor citation while he was out awaiting trial. Share ; The Associated Press contributed to this report. Oh, please. The incident was brought to university officials' attention after they checked the dorm's surveillance recordings regarding an unrelated matter. 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. 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. Corey Lamont Batey, 21, and Brandon. Market data provided by Factset. 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. Before the decision, Vandenburg read a prepared statement, marking the first time he has spoken publicly about the assault. The evidence, prosecutors say, came from footage from the players cellphones that was taken while the sexual assault was taking place. John Partipilo/AP. And what did he do? I let everyone down and many lives were destroyed.. The players used their cellphones to take pictures of the rape. Vandenburg and Batey were accused with two other players of assaulting an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013. - A former Vanderbilt University football player has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student. 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. Thank you for subscribing to ENTITY. The judge delivered the minimum sentence to. In all, four former football players were charged. February 24, 2023 And women are still the majority of rapevictims. Thats what the victim said when she testifiedagainst Corey Batey. Thats really scary. "He took photographs that he never should have taken," Vandenburg attorney Fletcher Long said. 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. Vandenburg was accused of taking the woman, whom he was dating, into a dorm room on the Nashville campus in June 2013, where three teammates sexually assaulted her. Watkins set bond for Batey, a Nashville native, at $350,000. "Prosecutors detail assault as Vanderbilt University rape trial opens", "Former Vanderbilt football player sentenced in dorm rape case", "Third Former Vanderbilt Football Player Convicted of Rape", "Two former Vanderbilt football players convicted of rape thanks to pictures one of them took during attack", "Jury: Brandon E. 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Getting to trial. The minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. Prosecutors said that players took pictures of the assault and that one sent videos to his friends as it was happening. Nothing. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. 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 minimum sentence is not enough for what this man did to me.. They did nothing. The former Commodores tight end is being held on $350,000 bail. Batey apologized for his actions, especially to his family and mother. 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. Just a mere four years after the attack the third defendant was finally convicted. To join our community, just fill out the form below. One thatcould have been prevented if even just ONE of the four men had a brain (or a conscience). Legal Statement. The judge had revoked bail after jurors rendered their verdict. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much [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. "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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Cox played as a reserve during . ; 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. 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. Brandon Vandenburg appearing in court in 2016 (Photo: WKRN). "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. In other words, the Vanderbilt rape case started with a disgustingly despicable sexual assault. Defendants found guilty of all charges; attention now turns to two other teammates. 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. Vandenburg remains jailed on $350,000 bond, while three other former players have bonded out of jail. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, who is also charged, testified that Vandenburg was "amped" and coaching the players. They didnt report it. In closing arguments, prosecutors said the football players believed they were entitled athletes who could "get away with anything.". 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. [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. Theydid nothing. 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. [12] "I was scared and uncomfortable and didn't know what to do," Prioleau said during his 2015 testimony. 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. 12:01 AM EDT, Sat November 5, 2016. Vandenburg and Batey were on trial together, but represented by different attorneys. 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. This story has been shared 107,381 times. They have pleaded not guilty. The one-time running back was arrested Nov. 18, 2019, after ex-girlfriend . -- 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. 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. Teammates Chris Boyd and DeAndre Woods, took it upon themselves to move the victim back into Vandenburgs room. The woman was a neuroscience and economics major when she was assaulted in a dorm on the Nashville campus in June of 2013. [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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "I was just drunk out of my mind," Batey said. What happened in the Vanderbilt rape case? 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. 2023 Cable News Network. They didnt help the young woman. "There are no words to describe the horror of the images from that night and how it feels to watch yourself be dehumanized.". Deputy District Attorney Tom Thurman told jurors that the college culture argument was a "red herring" and that the athletes thought the law didn't apply to them. Former Vanderbilt football and NFL player Zackary Latrell Stacy, 30, has been arrested in Florida, records show. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Though his sentencing was tentatively scheduled for July, Vandenburg was given his sentences of nearly two decades behind bars on Friday. But hey, at least they used condoms right? A trial date for McKenzie and Brandon Banks, the fourth player accused, has not been set. One of the three former players, Corey Batey, has been convicted and is in prison. Brandon Vandenburg [left] and Corey Batey. What was the punishment Prioleaureceived? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Batey was convicted in April of aggravated rape, which carries a sentence of 15 to 25 years. 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 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. "This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. Assistant District Attorney Jan Norman read a statement from the victim, who was not present at sentencing. Ex-Vanderbilt College football player Brandon Banks sentenced to 15 years in prison. [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. [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. Weneed to talk about it with ourfriends, colleagues and peers menand womenalike. All rights reserved. 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. So heres everythingyou need to know aboutit. She testified in January that she had no memory of the assault until she saw a video of it. 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. 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. 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. 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. Note: Your privacy is important to us, so please know that your information will always remain confidential! 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. Prosecutors say Vandenburg encouraged three of his teammates to have sex with the victim and didn't participate because he couldn't perform. Cory Batey weeps during his sentencing hearing Friday, July 15, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Batey, a former Vanderbilt University football player, was sentenced . Bond was set at $400,000 for Vandenburg, of Indio, California. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. One night Brandon Vandenburg, a then-member of the Vanderbilt football team, called upon teammatesCory Batey, Jaborian Tip McKenzie and Brandon Banks to aid him in transporting anunconscious woman tohis room. 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. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS), Two former Vanderbilt football players found guilty of rape. Bystanders do nothing. So far the rate of this case is under one rapist per year. 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). 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. Sam Cooper. He told the court he was an inexperienced drinker when he got to college, according to WKRN. 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. She said she still has no memory of what happened. Ex-Vanderbilt, NFL player Zac Stacy arrested after violent video surfaces, records show The incidents occurred in August and September. So that was good. Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website . Both Vandenburg and Batey had made bail before their trial earlier this year. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. First published on June 24, 2015 / 3:39 PM. Thesewerent just innocent bystanders who witnessed the various stages of the horrific crime. Their cases remain pending. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Melinda McDowell, spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Jail, said Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were released Wednesday. -- A jury has convicted two former Vanderbilt University football players of raping a female student inside a dorm room. 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. He urged them to delete all evidence and evencleaned the room ofthe victims vomit and other liquids. The trial also featured testimony from several athletes at the school who saw the female student in distress but failed to call for help. One thing is clear: The Vanderbilt rape case is a prime example of the rape culture that still persists in this country. The Vanderbilt case is set to begin Monday in a Davidson County courtroom with jury selection. [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. 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. Which is why the Vanderbilt rape case still isnt over and continues to dominateheadlines four years later. Two other ex-players also were convicted and sentenced to 15 and 17 years in prison. During his trial, Banks testified he was bullied into participating. And inside his room, the woman was assaulted by multiple people, as prosecutors described Vandenburg as a cheerleader and orchestrator. 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