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Guilty verdict reached in Vanderbilt rape retrial
Brandon Vandenburg, right, a former Vanderbilt football player, listens during his rape trial Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. A jury earlier convicted Vandenburg after a trial that featured graphic cellphone videos and photos of the attack taken by the former players. However, the verdict was thrown out after it was discovered that the jury foreman had been a victim of statutory rape. (Larry McCormack, The Tennessean via AP)
A Tennessee jury has found Brandon Vandenburg guilty on all counts in a retrial of his rape conviction.
Vandenburg, a former football player at Vanderbilt University, was convicted last year along with another member of his team in the 2013 rape of an unconscious woman. The case launched a renewed debate about how colleges handle sexual assault.
That first conviction was reversed after a judge declared a mistrial, but prosecutors successfully argued that Vandenburg willfully facilitated multiple rapes of his then-girlfriend. He faces 15 to 25 years in prison.
Three other men besides Vandenburg were also charged in the rape case. One of them, Cory Batey, was found guilty in April; the two others are still awaiting trial.
