Two 21-year-old Vanderbilt university students,
Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey, were found guilty of rape,
stemming from a 2013 incident. The
former football players were convicted of raping Vandenburg's girlfriend and
filming the ordeal. The men sent the graphic video to friends, none
of whom reported the crime to police.
The video showed Vandenburg passing around his
drunk, unconscious girlfriend to his teammates. She was thrown on
the floor, then penetrated with fingers and penises and her anus
violated with a water bottle, as Vandenburg chanted, "Squeeze that
sh*t! Squeeze that sh*t! Vandenburg's girlfriend was found the next morning in
the dorm corridor by a female
friend. Shortly after it was discovered she had been raped. The two
remaining suspects, Brandon Banks and Jaborian McKenzie, both age
20, will be tried at a later date.
Brandon Vandenburg
The defense attempted to blame the rape on binge
drinking and promiscuity, which is a serious problem facing youth in
society. However, the jury rejected the claim, insisting the young men be
held responsible for their damaging conduct. The jury reached a
quick verdict in four minutes, finding Vandenburg and Batey guilty.
The Judiciary Report
has repeatedly warned against binge drinking and promiscuity. What
can seem like a good time at first, can quickly spiral out of
control and lead to terrible situations and lasting damage. People
have been raped, assaulted, injured and contracted life altering
STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) from being promiscuous and or
drunk. If you choose to drink, be responsible and do not test your
limits by getting drunk. It can endanger your safety and will damage
your health.
Cory Batey
Pop culture, especially certain celebrities, encourage people
to be promiscuous, labeling women prudes and men nerds, losers and
wimps, for not having sex with as many people as possible. However,
there is always a consequence for living in that manner. Take care of
yourselves and realize in life, you can't trust everyone. Bad things
can happen, even when you are not at fault. Therefore, be careful and avoid
certain situations.
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2 former Vanderbilt players are convicted of rape
January 27, 2015 - A jury convicted two former
Vanderbilt players on Tuesday of raping an ex-student, rejecting
claims they were too drunk to know what they were doing and that a
college culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex should be
blamed for the attack. A jury convicted two former Vanderbilt
players on Tuesday of raping an ex-student, rejecting claims they
were too drunk to know what they were doing and that a college
culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex should be blamed for
the attack.
The jury deliberated for three hours before
announcing Tuesday that Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey, both 21,
were guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery. The
victim, a 21-year-old neuroscience and economics major at the time
of the June 2013 attack, cried as each guilty verdict was announced
in Nashville, Tenn. The men face decades in prison when they are
sentenced March 6.
The jury heard two weeks of testimony from a parade of witnesses,
including police, former and current Vanderbilt students and the
woman, who said she didn’t remember what happened that night, only
that she woke up in a strange dormitory room. They also saw
cellphone images from the night of the attack Vandenburg sent to
friends as it was happening. Despite the photos and video, and witnesses seeing the woman
unconscious and at least partially naked in a dorm hallway, no one
reported it.
Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie, who is also charged in the
case, testified he did not touch the woman himself but also took
pictures. No trial date has been set for McKenzie and Brandon Banks,
the fourth former player accused in the assault...
