Ex-NBA Participant Ben McLemore Sentenced To eight+ Years In Jail For Rape

Former NBA participant Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in jail after he was convicted of raping a lady in 2021 when he was hooping for the Path Blazers.

The greater than 8-year sentence was handed down on Wednesday, every week after a jury discovered the previous Blazers guard responsible of sexual assault and rape in a Clackamas County courtroom.

The incident occurred in October 2021 on the residence of former Blazer’s participant Robert Covington, the place McLemore was accused of raping a 21-year-old girl throughout a celebration.

McLemore, 32, was arrested in April 2024 for first-degree rape, however all the time maintained his innocence, adamantly claiming he didn’t rape the girl.

“I’m not sexually abusive,” McLemore stated of the fees.

“I’ve by no means pursued a sexual relationship once I understood the girl was not excited about me and appearing willingly.”

On the finish of the day, the jury disagreed, discovering him responsible.

McLemore was a standout athlete on the College of Kansas … incomes first-team All-Massive 12 honors on the powerhouse college.

The St. Louis native was the seventh general decide within the 2013 NBA Draft, taking part in for the Kings, Grizzlies, Rockets, Lakers, and Blazers.

McLemore additionally performed for a number of groups abroad — most just lately the Turkish professional workforce, Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket.