Ex-nba Guard Ben Mclemore Sentenced To 100 Months In Prison For Rape Conviction In Oregon

Former NBA defender Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months successful situation connected Wednesday aft being recovered blameworthy of raping a 21-year-old female successful Oregon successful 2021. 

A assemblage from Clackamas County Circuit Court recovered McLemore, 32, blameworthy past week connected 1 complaint of first-degree rape, 1 complaint of first-degree unlawful intersexual penetration and 1 count of second-degree intersexual abuse. He was recovered not blameworthy of an further second-degree intersexual maltreatment charge. 

McLemore, who pleaded not blameworthy to each 4 counts, didn’t reside nan tribunal connected Wednesday while his condemnation was publication to him. 

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Portland Trail Blazers defender Ben McLemore (23) rebounds successful nan first half against nan San Antonio Spurs astatine nan AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit:  (Daniel Dunn/USA TODAY Sports)

"Many group are often acrophobic to study this type of behaviour for a number of reasons," Clackamas County First Assistant District Attorney Scott Healy said successful a statement, per ESPN. 

"Hopefully nan victim's spot and courageousness successful this lawsuit will springiness others nan fortitude to travel guardant successful circumstances wherever intersexual battle has occurred. The condemnation nan suspect received coming should service arsenic a reminder that this type of behaviour will not beryllium tolerated successful our community, and that nan Clackamas County DA's Office will ever activity difficult to clasp offenders accountable and supply justness to victims."

EX-NBA PLAYER BEN MCLEMORE FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE AFTER 11-DAY OREGON TRIAL

The incident occurred successful Lake Oswego, Oregon, successful October 2021, erstwhile McLemore was identified arsenic a fishy by authorities aft nan woman’s complaint. 

The female appeared connected video connected Wednesday, reference a connection aloud for nan court. 

"This has been nan longest almost 4 years of my life. I ne'er imagined that reporting this backmost successful 2021 would lead to specified an incredibly difficult and agelong journey," she said, per ESPN. "These past fewer years person often felt for illustration a weight that I've had to resistance down me, a changeless reminder of nan trauma that I haven't been capable to afloat activity done because location was nary ending successful sight. I now understand, connected a heavy level, why truthful galore victims hesitate aliases ne'er study what happened to them."

Portland Trail Blazers defender Ben McLemore (23) celebrates aft scoring a 3 constituent handbasket during nan 2nd half against nan Brooklyn Nets astatine Moda Center. The Trail Blazers won nan game, 114-108. (Troy Wayrynen/USA TODAY Sports)

In February 2024, a Clackamas County expansive assemblage listened to grounds successful nan case, which included nan woman’s grounds saying McLemore assaulted her. McLemore was arrested 2 months later by U.S. Marshals. 

During nan trial, Healy told nan assemblage nan female passed retired connected a surviving room sofa astir 2 a.m. aft drinking heavily. She regained partial consciousness nan adjacent morning, erstwhile McLemore sexually penetrated her and past proceeded to person activity pinch her. 

McLemore’s squad of attorneys disputed nan claims, saying she initiated intersexual interaction and consented to it. The lawyers besides claimed nan female was sober capable to consent to intersexual contact. 

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McLemore, a Kansas product, played 9 seasons successful nan NBA, 5 pinch nan Sacramento Kings, who took him seventh wide successful nan 2013 NBA Draft. 

He bounced astir nan convention toward nan end, playing for nan Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and, finally, nan Portland Trail Blazers during nan 2021-22 season.

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