Former Vanderbilt Football Player Convicted of Rape

The conviction is the first result of four trials related to the rape of a student in 2013.
Published: April 15, 2016

A former Vanderbilt University football player was found guilty of aggravated rape on April 8.

Corey Batey, 22, was found guilty of seven charges related to the rape of an unconscious student in 2013.

Batey and former teammate Brandon Vandenburg were found guilty of charges last year before a mistrial was declared, according to The Tennessean. Two additional former players, Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie and Brandon E. Banks, have also been charged.

The jury deliberated for two and a half hours before finding Batey guilty as charged of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. The jury returned guilty verdicts on four other charges, including another count of aggravated sexual battery, facilitation of aggravated rape and two counts of attempted aggravated rape.

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Batey was taken into custody immediately and will be sentenced on May 20. The aggravated rape conviction carries a penalty of 15 to 25 years.

Prosecutors used surveillance footage, additional videos from the suspects’ cell phones, 30 pictures and witness testimony of the incident to make their case.

Vendenburg’s trial will take place in June while the other two suspects’ trials are pending.

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