Darren Sharper pleads no contest in Los Angeles rape case

[alp227]

Source: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court to charges of drugging and raping two women.

The pleas Monday are part of an agreement with prosecutors to resolve cases against the former all-pro player in four states.

Earlier in the day he pleaded guilty by video to sexual assault and attempted sexual assault in Arizona and was immediately sentenced to nine years in prison.

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[YoungDemCA]

1. Good.

What a horrific series of crimes. I really don't care how famous he is.

[dolphinsandtuna]

2. at least there's a jail sentence

and he doesn't get off free, which seems to be the usual case.

i am thinking however the sentences will be concurrent, time off for "good behavior," he walks in 2-3 years.

What the hell is the matter with some people.

Maybe Nike will hire him. Is there any type of criminal they haven't had as a spokesman?

[android fan]

5. He's already serving a minimum of 9 years in prison

in Arizona... The rest will run concurrently, depending on length.

[7962]

3. Good. Hope they make him pay the rape victims too. nt

[bigdarryl]

4. Pay with what he's broke.

[7962]

7. Does the article say he's broke? I didnt see it. He played 14 yrs and only retired in '11

It would really be hard to be broke this fast. Although I guess its possible

[Baclava]

8. $8 million doesn't sound broke to me

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nfl/darren-sharper-net-worth/

[Baclava]

6. Darren Sharper gets 20 years in Louisiana rapes, but will serve just nine years

Last edited Tue Mar 24, 2015, 11:57 AM - Edit history (1)

Ex-Saint pleads guilty to drugging, raping in 4 states

His deal with Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office calls for a 20-year sentence on the Louisiana charges, the source said, but he will be required to serve only half that amount under the terms of the deal. Sharper is also getting credit for the year he already has spent in jail.

Under the deal, Sharper will serve the bulk of his prison time in federal custody, followed by probation and lifetime registration as a sex offender. The federal prison stint means a break of sorts for Sharper, as federal prison is generally considered preferable to state prison.

The sentence, surprisingly lenient to some legal observers, is part of an all-encompassing settlement Sharper reached in the four states where he has been charged with drugging and raping women: Louisiana, California, Nevada and Arizona. The agreement also will resolve a federal drug case in New Orleans accusing Sharper of conspiring with a former St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy, Brandon Licciardi, to drug women to prime them for rape.

Shaun Clarke, a former federal prosecutor in New Orleans, said that nine years behind bars for Sharper seems lenient, given the grave criminal charges he faced in four states. The sentence may mean that Sharper is cooperating with authorities in the cases against Licciardi and Nunez, Clarke said.

“The reality of the criminal justice system, fair or not, is that if you can bring others into the net, you’ve got something to trade. That’s just the way it is,” Clarke said.

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/11920705-123/darren-sharper-takes-20-year-deal

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so he's gonna turn snitch too