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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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Ex-NFL Star Darren Sharper Awaits Sentence in Multiple State Rape Cases

by Janet McConnaugheyAugust 18, 2016January 25, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper has a sentencing hearing in federal court Thursday following an earlier multi-jurisdiction plea deal related to allegations he drugged and raped […]

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Ex-NFL Player Darren Sharper Gets 9 Years in Arizona Sex Assault

by Stephanie CornishMarch 23, 2015January 25, 2022

In this April 18, 2014 file photo, former NFL football All-Pro safety Darren Sharper appears in Superior Court in Los Angeles. Rape charges have been filed in Las Vegas against […]

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Ex-NFL Player Darren Sharper Charged with Rape of Two Women in Las Vegas

by Stephanie CornishMarch 20, 2015January 25, 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rape charges have been filed in Las Vegas against former NFL safety Darren Sharper, who already faces sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, New Orleans and […]

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Judge Refuses to Release Darren Sharper from Jail

by Associated PressMarch 24, 2014January 25, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge in Los Angeles has again refused to release former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper from jail. Sharper is awaiting trial in Los Angeles after […]

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