Darren Sharper convicted in four states... and counting?

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RT @NOLAnews Darren Sharper suspected in 7 rapes, 11 druggings in New Orleans, Vegas, ARI, LA, court filing says http://bit.ly/1gGCUFq 
 
 
Darren Sharper is suspected of committing seven rapes and 11 acts of drugging someone in four states, according to a Friday court filing by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The cases include two in which charges were filed Friday accusing the former New Orleans Saints star safety with two drugging-rapes in Los Angeles.
The filings Friday included a narrative by a Los Angeles Police Department detective of the cases in other states, including New Orleans, in which Sharper is suspected of additional drugging-rapes. The filing revealed that analysis of the rape kit in the New Orleans case found Sharper's DNA in the alleged victim.
Authorities in L.A. asked Judge Roberto Longoria to raise Sharper's bond from $200,000 to $10 million, but the judge postponed ruling on the request until Sharper's arraignment Feb. 20. In the meantime, Longoria ordered Sharper to surrender his passport and remain in Los Angeles. 
Sharper's attorney in California, Blair Berk, expressed confidence the NFL Network commentator will be exonerated. 
"We look forward to the true facts being revealed in this case and we are hopeful that Mr. Sharper will be fully exonerated before this case is concluded," Berk told The Los Angeles Times. Berk has represented several celebrities, such as Cee Lo Green and Halle Berry.
 
Sharper's attorney in New Orleans has also maintained his innocence. 
Friday's filings shed light on additional accusations Sharper faces in rapes in New Orleans, Las Vegas and Tempe, Ariz.
Court documents in California included a sworn declaration by Los Angeles Police Detective John Maccharella, who laid out details of each the cases involving Sharper after reviewing investigative records from different states.
 
The following are the narratives of each case as described in Maccharella's statement. The full statement is available at the bottom of the story. 
 
In the New Orleans case: a woman met Sharper at a Sept. 22 event for Saints football players. After the event, she accompanied him to a bar. While there, Sharper gave the woman a drink, which she consumed. Her next memory came several hours later, at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 23, when she woke up to Sharper "on top of her sexually assaulting her," the declaration said.
 
On Sept. 24, the woman underwent a sexual assault examination at Interim LSU Hospital. On Nov. 4, the New Orleans Police Department received a DNA analysis report from the Louisiana State Police crime lab that Sharper's DNA was present on a swab taken from the woman during her hospital rape examination.
In the Los Angeles cases: Sharper met both rape accusers at the club Bootsy Bellows in West Hollywood.
In the first case, on Oct. 30, Sharper met two women at the club through a mutual friend. As the club was closing, Sharper invited both women to an after-party. They agreed to accompany him, and they went in his hired private car.
On the way to the after-party, however, Sharper told the women he wanted to stop at his hotel to "pick up something," according to the declaration. At the hotel, Sharper asked the women to accompany him to his suite, where he supplied them with a shot of what he claimed was coffee-flavored Patron, police said.
Within minutes, both women "blacked out," they later told authorities. One woman woke up several hours later naked with Sharper sexually assaulting her. The other woman woke up on the couch in the living room, then entered Sharper's room "interrupting his actions," the declaration says.
The women left in a taxi and went back to their residence where they slept for four hours. They both later reported memory loss during that time.
In the other L.A. case, Sharper approached two women as the Bootsy Bellows club was closing on Jan. 14, and invited them to an after-party. They agreed and went in his hired private car. The trio stayed at the party until 4 a.m., when Sharper invited the women to another party. On the way to that party, Sharper told the women he wanted to stop at his hotel room to pick up some "narcotics," the filing says.
At his hotel, he gave the women shots of alcohol. Within minutes, both women said, they "blacked out." Both women woke up hours later on the couch in the living room and one of them immediately felt as though she had been raped, according to the declaration. Both women left and sought medical treatment and underwent a rape exam.
Sharper is suspected of raping two women in his Las Vegas hotel suite: On Jan. 15, Sharper met two women and a man at a nightclub and invited them to party in his hotel room. When they arrived, they saw that no one else was there. Sharper gave the three people shots and they subsequently blacked out, according to the filing.
One of the women later woke up alongside Sharper in his bed. She went to the bathroom, and saw in the mirror she had facial injuries which she had no memory of sustaining. She went back to sleep. When she woke up, Sharper asked her how she was feeling because he claimed she had gotten sick and vomited during the night. Sharper gave her a drink that he claimed would help her feel better. She took a few sips of it, and then the next thing she remembered was him raping her.
The other woman awoke on the living room couch and immediately felt as though she had been raped. Later that evening, both women sought medical treatment and underwent rape exams.
Both women and the man said they couldn't remember anything after the time they ingested Sharper's drinks.
Sharper is suspected of raping two women in an Arizona apartment: On Nov. 20, two women and Sharper went out drinking at a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona. One of the women, identified as "Jane Doe D," started acting "strangely," leading her friends to take her home. Sharper returned to the woman's apartment with them. A friend, identified in the record as "Jane Doe E," put the incapacitated woman in her pajamas.
Another female roommate, who had not been at the club that night, joined Sharper and "Jane Doe E" in the living room. Sharper gave both women shots. "Jane Doe E" blacked out and didn't regain consciousness until 8:30 a.m.
The roommate immediately began to feel "physically strange and disoriented" and went to her room to lie down. Later, she went to the bathroom and observed Sharper on top of "Jane Doe E" on the living room couch "with his buttocks exposed moving in a thrusting motion," the court filing says. The roommate went back to her room and slept.
In the morning, "Jane Doe D" awoke naked from the waist down and had no memory of anyone removing her clothing. Later that afternoon, all three women sought medical treatment. Both Jane Doe D and Jane Doe E underwent rape exams.
The cup Sharper used to provide one of the drinks tested positive for zolpidem, or Ambien, according to the court filing.  
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You have to wonder what critical mass has to be reached before sponsors start bailing.  Hernandez has dropped off the radar until something more happens in his case, but if this allegation had hit the same week as the AH mess, betcha Goodell would be fielding lots of calls from antsy CEOs.
 

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I've never even heard of a single guy engaging in group rape before. I mean, that's some real manic criminal shit.
 

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You have to wonder what critical mass has to be reached before sponsors start bailing.  Hernandez has dropped off the radar until something more happens in his case, but if this allegation had hit the same week as the AH mess, betcha Goodell would be fielding lots of calls from antsy CEOs.
 
112 million people watched the Super Bowl. Goodell made 44 million dollars this year. Sponsors aren't going anywhere if the fans don't care.
 

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Sharper would not be the first NFL serial rapist.
 
Its less the serial nature of the crimes than the "Why don't I drug these two women (and this dude) all at my hotel suite, rape both of the women in the same night, and then assume they'll just go away and I can get away with my plan even though they all know who I am" element.  In addition to being a despicable, awful human being, this guy gives Hernandez a run for his money on the criminal mastermind scale.
 

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Its less the serial nature of the crimes than the "Why don't I drug these two women (and this dude) all at my hotel suite, rape both of the women in the same night, and then assume they'll just go away and I can get away with my plan even though they all know who I am" element.  In addition to being a despicable, awful human being, this guy gives Hernandez a run for his money on the criminal mastermind scale.
Yes, that. Anything that might cause us to formulate the phrase "regular serial rape" should make us pause a moment.
 

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You have to wonder what critical mass has to be reached before sponsors start bailing.  Hernandez has dropped off the radar until something more happens in his case, but if this allegation had hit the same week as the AH mess, betcha Goodell would be fielding lots of calls from antsy CEOs.
 
Bill Cosby did the same thing as Maggett and Sharper and NBC just offered him a new TV show. Executives don't care.
 

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Bill Cosby did the same thing as Maggett and Sharper and NBC just offered him a new TV show. Executives don't care.
Bill Cosby raped someone? I am kinda young and must not remember that. When was he accused of serial rape?
 

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Between this, Hernandez, Incognito, and the myriad other players who've revealed themselves to be utter psychopaths in recent years, the NFL really, really needs to gets its shit together.
 

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Between this, Hernandez, Incognito, and the myriad other players who've revealed themselves to be utter psychopaths in recent years, the NFL really, really needs to gets its shit together.
 
Do you really think any of the other major sports are any different?
 

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Eck'sSneakyCheese said:
 
Do you really think any of the other major sports are any different?
 
Yes. I'm sure there are headcases in every league, but the number of them, the frequency with which events like this seem to occur, and the severity of their behavior, all strike me as particularly egregious compared to both MLB and NBA (the other two sports I follow enough to comment on).
 

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Yes. I'm sure there are headcases in every league, but the number of them, the frequency with which events like this seem to occur, and the severity of their behavior, all strike me as particularly egregious compared to both MLB and NBA (the other two sports I follow enough to comment on).
The NBA? Really?
 

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The NBA? Really?
 
Yes, absolutely. The last major case of an NBA player killing somebody was, what, Jayson Williams? The last rape case was, what, Kobe? And there's been nothing in the NBA remotely like this Dolphins fiasco or the Saints bounty nonsense. Even the rate of assault and possession charges seem significantly lower among NBA players (though they do happen sometimes).
 
The NBA's idea of a "crazy guy" is someone like Metta World Peace. Who, while definitely a headcase, is not even the same universe as the worst the NFL has to offer.
 

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Yeah since the Artest fight and Donaghy scandal the NBA has pretty much got its shit together. Maybe the NFL needs a dress code?
 

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NatetheGreat said:
Between this, Hernandez, Incognito, and the myriad other players who've revealed themselves to be utter psychopaths in recent years, the NFL really, really needs to gets its shit together.
 
What sort of privacy invading methods do you want the NFL take to try to weed out people like Hernandez or Sharper?  Because any warning signs you think they might have shown are warning signs that you could attribute to a large percentage of professional athletes in any sport.  
 

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Yes, absolutely. The last major case of an NBA player killing somebody was, what, Jayson Williams? The last rape case was, what, Kobe? And there's been nothing in the NBA remotely like this Dolphins fiasco or the Saints bounty nonsense. Even the rate of assault and possession charges seem significantly lower among NBA players (though they do happen sometimes).
 
The NBA's idea of a "crazy guy" is someone like Metta World Peace. Who, while definitely a headcase, is not even the same universe as the worst the NFL has to offer.
There are so many more NFL than NBA players, I'd be curious to see the difference in rate stats.
 

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Seems like an overreaction. These issues have been occurring in the NFL for decades. Cocaine suspensions in the 80's, the Cowboys infamous 'White House' and drug problems in the 90's, Ray Lewis and Michael Vick murdering everything that moved in the 2000s. The NFL has needed to get their shit together for 40+ years.
 

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Yes, absolutely. The last major case of an NBA player killing somebody was, what, Jayson Williams?.
 

Jarvis Crittenton in 2011. Though he had been out of the league for a year.
 

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SUSPECTED, people. Everyone relax, I'm sure there's an innocent explanation.
 

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What sort of privacy invading methods do you want the NFL take to try to weed out people like Hernandez or Sharper?  Because any warning signs you think they might have shown are warning signs that you could attribute to a large percentage of professional athletes in any sport.
You can attribute double shootings to a large percentage of professional athletes? (No, I'm not talking about the Boston one the summer before last, I'm referring to the one he was involved in as a freshman at Florida.)
 

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I don't understand this post. Care to elaborate?
I just assumed it was a reference to all the hand-wringing over Missouri DE/OLB Michael Sam coming out of the closet.
 

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Between this, Hernandez, Incognito, and the myriad other players who've revealed themselves to be utter psychopaths in recent years, the NFL really, really needs to gets its shit together.
Or else what?
 

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I don't understand this post. Care to elaborate?
 
Morbid Joke? Referring to the allegation that he drugged the two females and the guy, and "only" raped the females.
 

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This is the tip of the iceberg folks. If we've got 7 rapes and 11 drugged, total numbers are probably in north of 30. Sick fucks like this stick to whats working. 
 
He didn't just get started last fall, my money says he's been doing it a while. 
 

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Morbid Joke? Referring to the allegation that he drugged the two females and the guy, and "only" raped the females.
 
It's the "(?)" that made me laugh. With a serial rapist, is anyone safe?
 
I'm shocked that a good-looking, wealthy former athlete like Sharper would resort to drug-raping women. If it's true, he's clearly a sick, twisted f-ck.
 
Serious question: If desperate, could Sharper use a concussion defense? "I started getting these sick thoughts after my 4th concussion", etc., etc.
 

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Yeah, well maybe the guy who got drugged just ain't saying anything.  You never know.  However, Sharper is more than a serial rapist.  Frightening that he used drugs to weaken his victims.  And these are just the ones who made complaints.  How long has he potentially gotten away with this?  NFL analyst my ass.
 

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This is the tip of the iceberg folks. If we've got 7 rapes and 11 drugged, total numbers are probably in north of 30. Sick fucks like this stick to whats working. 
 
He didn't just get started last fall, my money says he's been doing it a while. 
Rape-to-Discovery Ratio.

We should start rapereference.com someday.
 

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Do you really think any of the other major sports are any different?
 
The biggest scandals in Baseball are dudes using PEDs. 
 

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The biggest scandals in Baseball are dudes using PEDs. 
 
Ugi Urbina says hi. Seriously though, I admit the NFL has a way higher criminal/psycho/overall awful person ratio than any other sport. Maybe the seasons need to be longer. They have too much free time.
 

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The NFL selects and rewards guys who are willing to beat the shit out of other people as their job.  Of course it's gonna end up with more violent guys who don't respect other people and think they can walk all over them with impunity.
 

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Ugi Urbina says hi. Seriously though, I admit the NFL has a way higher criminal/psycho/overall awful person ratio than any other sport. Maybe the seasons need to be longer. They have too much free time.
 
I know you are kidding but Baseball doesn't have a Ugi every year. Each season it's a new NFL player in the news because of drugs, guns, or sexual whatever. 
 

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TSC -- I've been dealing with a bout of depression ever since reading the Cosby article you posted. Thanks!
 
And man, did athletes have it easier back in the day, before the internet was at its height and social media ruled the sports world. I had never heard of Dave Meggett's disturbing behavior until yesterday. 
 

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Ugi Urbina says hi. Seriously though, I admit the NFL has a way higher criminal/psycho/overall awful person ratio than any other sport. Maybe the seasons need to be longer. They have too much free time.
So what you're saying is Ray Lewis was right.
 

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I remember Bobby Chouinard, who terrorized and threatened to murder his wife, and was given a special sentence that allowed him to continue playing baseball while serving time in the offseason.
 
Also, that Bill Cosby shit is fucked up. I am pissed at myself for not even remembering it.
 

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It's the "(?)" that made me laugh. With a serial rapist, is anyone safe?
 
I'm shocked that a good-looking, wealthy former athlete like Sharper would resort to drug-raping women. If it's true, he's clearly a sick, twisted f-ck.
 
Serious question: If desperate, could Sharper use a concussion defense? "I started getting these sick thoughts after my 4th concussion", etc., etc.
 
Um. Ya. The guy is a fucking creep. He gets off on the process of drugging and disorienting women. It's not about sex. I thought we went over this in the 80s.
 

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TSC -- I've been dealing with a bout of depression ever since reading the Cosby article you posted. Thanks!
 
And man, did athletes have it easier back in the day, before the internet was at its height and social media ruled the sports world. I had never heard of Dave Meggett's disturbing behavior until yesterday. 
I read something last week about the new Cosby allegations.  When describing why the initial allegations against Cosby received such cursory media coverage, the money quote was something to the effect of "well, people just could not face the fact that they live in a world where Bill Cosby is a serial rapist."
 
These Sharper allegations are straight from American Psycho.  It's a damn shame Bill Cosby is so old as he would be a natural for the role of Sharper in the made-for-TV movie.  He could just be himself!  Maybe some Jell-O humor thrown in to lighten the mood a bit.
 

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I remember Bobby Chouinard, who terrorized and threatened to murder his wife, and was given a special sentence that allowed him to continue playing baseball while serving time in the offseason.
 
Also, that Bill Cosby shit is fucked up. I am pissed at myself for not even remembering it.
 
Bobby Chouinard

 
Chouinard will serve his time in Colorado during baseball's offseason -- in four three-month increments spread out over four years -- according to Bill FitzGerald, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's office.
 
As part of a plea agreement, Chouinard also must make 10 public service announcements denouncing domestic violence, pay $25,000 to a domestic violence charity, attend long-term treatment for abusers and surrender a gun he used to terrorize his wife.
 
Chouinard will be allowed to train under the supervision of the Rockies five hours a day, six days a week.
 
 
 

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I believe we are up to nine rapes in five states now.
 
 
USA TODAY Sports reported last week that on Sept. 22, the day before the alleged rapes in New Orleans, Sharper sent a message on Twitter to promote a women's football camp near Slidell, La., which he was to attend two days later with New Orleans Saints receiver Lance Moore. The event's promotional poster included the logo of "Get Checked or Check Out."
Court documents state that one alleged rape victim in Louisiana met Sharper at an event for Saints players the same day he sent the tweet. After the event, she accompanied Sharper to a bar and consumed a drink that Sharper gave her. Her next memory is waking up the next day with Sharper on top of her sexually assaulting her, according to the records.
The woman went to the hospital for a sexual assault examination on Sept. 24., the day Sharper was a star attendee at the football camp for women, intended to raise breast cancer awareness. A promotional poster for the event said, "Let's Get Physical" and it advertised "Get Crunk Cocktail Hours."
 
Can you imagine how fast he must have said yes when they asked him if he wanted to attend a football camp for women?
 

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Great article that recounts the facts in chilling detail.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2013700-who-is-darren-sharper-date-rape-allegations-raise-serious-questions?utm_source=m.cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m.cnn-sports-bin

Ps: I was amused by the fact that the author noted that the FBI profiler had worked on the Zodiac and Unabomber cases. Considering that the Zodiac has never been identified, and the Unabomber was only captured after his brother exposed him, I'm not sure I'd want those cases on my resume. Of course, profiling is bullshit anyway, so perhaps I'm missing the point.