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Tag: Darren Sharper Rape Case

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Ex-NFL-Star Sharper Gets Another 20 Years in Louisiana Rape Case

by Stephanie CornishAugust 25, 2016January 25, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Making clear that she thought the sentence was a light one, a Louisiana judge Thursday formally imposed a 20-year prison sentence on former NFL star Darren […]

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Ex-NFL Star Darren Sharper Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

by Janet McConnaugheyAugust 18, 2016January 25, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women […]

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