{"id":7189,"date":"2016-11-30T12:01:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T17:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2021-12-28T07:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T12:08:24","slug":"darren-sharper-gets-20-years-sexual-assaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/11\/30\/darren-sharper-gets-20-years-sexual-assaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Sharper Gets 20 Years for Sexual Assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SharDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darren Sharper<\/a><\/strong>, who was most recently an analyst on the <strong>NFL Network<\/strong> after he ended his 14-season playing career in the league in 2011, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women.<\/p>\n<h2>Darren Sharper Gets 20 Years for Sexual Assaults<\/h2>\n<p>The sentence was handed down by\u00a0<strong>Judge Michael E. Pastor<\/strong> of the <strong>Superior Court of Los Angeles County<\/strong>, Calif., on Tuesday. The prison term came as a result of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-sharper-las-vegas-sexual-assault-20150320-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plea deal<\/a> that Sharper had made, to not only address these allegations against Sharper but similar charges in other states as well.<\/p>\n<p>Sharper, 41, was arrested on these charges in Jan. 2014 by Los Angeles Police, effectively ending his broadcast career with the NFL Network at that point. Shortly thereafter, nine other women in other states came forward alleging similar attacks. As a further result of his plea deal, Sharper has been convicted of rape in four states\u00a0regarding cases involving 18 women.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first sentence that Sharper has received for these crimes. A federal judge in <strong>New Orleans<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/19\/sports\/football\/darren-sharper-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-in-rape-case.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sentenced him to 18 years<\/a> in prison on Aug. 18 for the rape of multiple women in <strong>Louisiana<\/strong>. <strong>Corina Knoll<\/strong> of the <strong>Los Angeles Times<\/strong> writes\u00a0that the sentences will be served concurrently.<\/p>\n<p>Sharper was a five-time <strong>Pro Bowl<\/strong> and two-time <strong>All Pro<\/strong> safety, who played eight of his 14 seasons with the <strong>Green Bay Packers<\/strong>. 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