Thursday, August 18, 2016

Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper sentenced to 18 years in prison

NEW ORLEANS — 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 in four states.

Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced Sharper on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty or no-contest to charges arising from the allegations of drugging and raping women in federal court in New Orleans, and state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada.

Prosecutors suggested a 9-year prison term for Sharper under a multi-jurisdictional plea deal, but Milazzo rejected it as too lenient in June.

Sharper spent 205 games in 14 seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints.

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