Brandon Vandenburg, a former Vanderbilt football player and Coachella Valley native, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Friday.
BREAKING: Brandon Vandenburg has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the Vanderbilt rape case. pic.twitter.com/6AlFiJL5xJ
— Everything TN (@Everything_TN) November 4, 2016
At the hearing, Vandenburg blamed alcohol and said he was ashamed of what happened, before asking the court for mercy.
Watkins says Vandenburg abused victim's trust, was leader in rape and was the one who could have stopped it. Sentences to 17 yrs in prison. pic.twitter.com/oXyHkIRPQa
— Hayley Mason (@WSMVHayleyMason) November 4, 2016
During the trial, testimony showed that Vandenburg encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student that he had been dating and gave them condoms in 2013.
Judge agrees with state, Vandenburg was leader, the one who could have stopped the incident. #vandytrial
— Stacey Barchenger (@sbarchenger) November 4, 2016
He also took cellphone videos of the and emailed the footage to friends while the crime was going on.
