Former -NBA player Ben McLemore has been sentenced to over 8 years in jail for raping a woman in 2021.
It’s shocking to think that someone with that kind of fame and success could do something so terrible. This just goes to show that no one is above the law, and that you never really know what someone is capable of.
The more than 8-year sentence was handed down on Wednesday, a week after a jury found the former Blazers guard guilty of sexual assault and rape in a Clackamas County courtroom.
The incident happened in October 2021 at the home of former Blazer’s player Robert Covington, where McLemore was accused of raping a 21-year-old woman during a party.
McLemore, 32, was arrested in April 2024 for first-degree rape, but always maintained his innocence, adamantly claiming he did not rape the woman.
“I am not sexually abusive,” McLemore said of the charges.
“I have never pursued a sexual relationship when I understood the woman was not interested in me and acting willingly.”
At the end of the day, the jury disagreed, finding him guilty.
It’s important to hold people accountable for their actions, no matter who they are. You all black players out there should know how to relate sexually with these women. Most of them are vampires and are in for life destruction.
