Ex-Vanderbilt Football Player Brandon Banks Found Guilty of Rape

Former Vanderbilt defensive back Brandon Banks was found guilty of rape by a jury on Friday.Per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), the jury found Banks guilty ofone count of aggravated rape and one count of aggravated sexual battery.Banks was found not guilty on five other charges of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery in the case stemming from a 2013 gang rape of an unconscious female student.According to the AP report, jurors deliberated for approximately 15 hours and prosecutors relied on "graphic photos and videos" of the assault to argue the case.Banks' conviction on one of the aggravated rape charges carries a minimum sentence of 15 years, per the AP. He becomes the third person accused of rape by the female student to be found guilty in this case along with including former teammates Brandon VandenburgandCory Batey last year.Batey wassentencedto 15 years in prison. Vandenburgreceiveda 17-year prison sentence after being found guilty on all eight counts against him.
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