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bluedigger

(17,086 posts) Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:17 PM Aug 2016

Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper gets 18 years for drugging, raping women

Source: Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.

Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced Sharper on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty or no-contest to charges arising from the allegations of drugging and raping women in federal court in New Orleans, and state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada.

Prosecutors suggested a nine-year prison term for Sharper under a multijurisdictional plea deal, but Milazzo rejected it as too lenient in June. The sentence was 15 months short of the maximum. He was also fined $20,000.

Sharper pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of distributing drugs with rape as the aim. He or his friend Brandon Licciardi, a former sheriff's deputy in neighboring St. Bernard Parish, put anti-anxiety drugs or sedatives into women's drinks so they could rape them, according to a 15-page statement signed as part of that plea.

Read more: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17337413/ex-nfl-star-darren-sharper-gets-18-years-drugging-raping-women

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Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper gets 18 years for drugging, raping women (Original Post) bluedigger Aug 2016 OP

For what he did, that's a lenient sentence IMO. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #1

Lucky it wadn't a hundred. Iggo Aug 2016 #2

The mind boggles whatthehey Aug 2016 #3

How about ..Bill Cosby..looks like he did the exact same thing.(over 50 women accuse) no text... Stuart G Aug 2016 #4

Well he only had the money part but similar. Some people just can't accept any rejection I guess whatthehey Aug 2016 #5

I really think it's some sort of sick game for some of these bastards. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #6

This. TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2016 #8

Rape isn't about sex... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #9

but how is your sense of power validated Skittles Aug 2016 #10

Forcible rape yes. Rape by drugging may be about sex. Akicita Aug 2016 #11

I'm pretty sure extremely rich celebrities already have plenty of power whatthehey Aug 2016 #13

You totally misunderstand rape. LeftyMom Aug 2016 #12

Yes I know the clichés whatthehey Aug 2016 #14

He isn't the first one to do just what he is going to prison for. LisaL Aug 2016 #15

Rape is not about sex UpInArms Aug 2016 #16

ugh... Sad Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #7

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)

1. For what he did, that's a lenient sentence IMO.

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:26 PM

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Iggo

(47,537 posts)

2. Lucky it wadn't a hundred.

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:45 PM

Aug 2016

Fucker.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

3. The mind boggles

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:48 PM

Aug 2016

You'd think a multimillionaire with a pro athlete body and, as far as I can tell, conventionally quite handsome appearance would be able to find willing non-drugged partners. Was he so insecure he had to commit vile felonies just to avoid the risk of "striking out" now and again?

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)

4. How about ..Bill Cosby..looks like he did the exact same thing.(over 50 women accuse) no text...

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:02 PM

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whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

5. Well he only had the money part but similar. Some people just can't accept any rejection I guess

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:10 PM

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NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)

6. I really think it's some sort of sick game for some of these bastards.

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:58 PM

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TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)

8. This.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 03:52 PM

Aug 2016

Definitely this.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

9. Rape isn't about sex...

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 05:39 PM

Aug 2016

it's about power

Skittles

(153,122 posts)

10. but how is your sense of power validated

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 06:28 PM

Aug 2016

with an unconscious person?

I think it is a necrophilia thing

Akicita

(1,196 posts)

11. Forcible rape yes. Rape by drugging may be about sex.

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 06:45 PM

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whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

13. I'm pretty sure extremely rich celebrities already have plenty of power

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:37 PM

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LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)

12. You totally misunderstand rape.

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 07:03 PM

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He didn't rape women because he wanted to get laid. He raped women because he hates them and wants to degrade them and render them powerless.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

14. Yes I know the clichés

Reply to LeftyMom (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:40 PM

Aug 2016

But I think there are both easier and less felonious ways to do that for somebody in his position, especially where his victims are conscious of it.

LisaL

(44,972 posts)

15. He isn't the first one to do just what he is going to prison for.

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #14)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:55 PM

Aug 2016

Man could be rich, successful, good looking, and yet drug women in order to rape them.
There was Max Factor heir-plenty of money, no trouble attracting women, reasonably good looking-yet dragged and raped women and is currently in prison for that.

UpInArms

(51,280 posts)

16. Rape is not about sex

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 12:30 AM

Aug 2016

It's about power

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

7. ugh... Sad

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:58 PM

Aug 2016

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