Biyernes, Pebrero 28, 2014

Ex-NFL star Sharper charged with rape in Calif.

Los Angeles (CNN) - Former NFL star Darren Sharper was charged in California on Friday in the alleged drugging and rape of two women, one in October and the other last month, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.

The five-time Pro Bowl player who became an NFL Network analyst is charged with two counts of rape by use of drugs, four counts of furnishing a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance, all felonies, the prosecutor's office said.

Sharper, 38, who played defensive back for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints During His 14-year career, Appeared Friday in a Los Angeles County court, but His arraignment was postponed until Thursday, said spokesman Ricardo Santiago of the district attorney's office.

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper surrenders to police in Los Angeles rape case

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper turned himself into Los Angeles police late Monday, after being charged in an arrest warrant in New Orleans alleging he and another man raped two women in the Iowa City last year.

Sharper, 38, had already been charged with drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles and was freed on bail, the Los Angeles Times reports. He is now nine Accused of drugging and raping 11 women in five states, including Florida, Nevada and Arizona. Nearly in every incident, authorities claim Sharper plied with drinks victim causing them to black out.

Police say Eric Nunez, 26, was booked early Thursday on two counts of aggravated rape, stemming from alleged assaults last September in New Orleans. Nunez was earlier described by authorities as an acquaintance of the six-time All-Pro safety originally from Richmond, Va. .. Each faces two counts of aggravated rape, Remi Braden, a police department spokeswoman, said in a news release.

The two women were allegedly raped at the same location on Sept. .. 23, Braden said.

"New information also indicates that Nunez Uncovered also allegedly raped both women that night at the same location," she said.

Sharper's New Orleans-based attorney, Nandi Campbell, and attorney Leonard Levine, who represents Sharper in the California case, did not immediately return telephone calls seeking comment. Braden said she did not know Whether Nunez had an attorney.

The assault investigation in New Orleans is ongoing and Additional arrests are possible, Braden said.

If convicted in the California case, Sharper could face more than 30 years in state prison. If convicted of aggravated rape in Louisiana, both Sharper and Nunez would face life imprisonment.

Sharper was Selected All-Pro six times and chosen for the Pro Bowl five times. He played in two Super Bowls, one with the Green Bay Packers as a rookie and a second with the New Orleans Saints. He retired after the 2010 season Following 14 years in the NFL. He previously worked as an analyst for the NFL Network, are priority has suspended him indefinitely and without pay.

Sharper, who must remain in Los Angeles County as a condition of His release on a bond of $ 1 million, now awaits an April 15 hearing on charges related to the two rape cases there. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges.

One of Sharper's alleged victims claims she met him and an event on Sept. 22 .. before accompanying him to another bar, according to a New Orleans Police Department report. While there, the woman said, Sharper gave her a drink, she consumed are priority. Her next memory came Several hours later, and around 10 am on Sept. 23 .. When she woke up to Sharper "on top of her sexually assaulting her," the report said.

Nunez, according to His Facebook page, are priority Includes a photo of Sharper, NFL is an event coordinator.

Darren DeWalt, an organizer of cancer charity events involving NFL players, said Nunez was never a paid employee of His non-profit foundation Get Checked or Check Out!

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