Former Vanderbilt player sentenced to 15 years for 2013 gang rape

Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Banks was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for his involvement in the gang rape of an unconscious female student in 2013.

Banks’ former teammate Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in November and Cory Batey, another former teammate, was sentenced 15 years in July 2016.

The fourth former Vanderbilt player involved, Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie, testified against his teammates at Vandenburg's retrial in June 2016.

The defense argued Banks, 23, feared he would be assaulted himself if he did not participate in the rape, ESPN reported.

Under Tennessee law, Banks could have received anywhere from 15 to 25 years.

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