The jury of the Clackamas region was found by player Ben Mclemore by former player Ben Mclemore, 32 years, guilty of rape and sexual abuse of the first grade after 10 hours after 10 hours of negotiations. The accusation came from 2021 a party at Robert Covington’s teammate in Lake Oswego, where McLlemore attacked a heavily intoxicated 21 -year -old university student who fainted on the couch.
Although McLlemore testified that the meeting was consensual, the jury sentenced him to three out of four and rejected his claim that the woman had started contact while sleeping. The two -week court was a testimony from Mcllers and his prosecutor and former Blazers players.
Testimony Survivor revealed freezing during attack
During the emotional testimony, the woman described that she was awakening McLlemore, who attacked her while she was too drunk to move or speak. “My body felt locked,” she told the jurors. “I thought if I played dead, it could stop”.
The photographs showed her vomiting and unconsciousness that night and supported her description of her inability.
The prosecutors emphasized that she had never sued McLlemore or she was not looking for money, and she was accused because “you can’t do it”. Defender Lisa Maxfield claimed that meeting is “two drunk people who have sex”
As the basketball career ends, the time of prison is being built
McLlemore faces at least 8 years in prison when he is convicted later in the summer. His NBA career stopped after Blazers released him in 2022, leading to an overseas game in China and Spain until his arrest by the American marshal at Portland airport.
The mixed verdict of the jury, the conviction for rape and illegal accusation of penetration, but to obtain one number of sexual abuse, suggests that they believed that the survivor description is unable to agree.
The local police appreciated her courage and noted that Mcllemore’s international movements had been delayed for years. When the court postponed, resources for surviving sexual attacks were shared.
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