Sharper made not see freedom again for a very long time. Too many charges in too many states.
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Yeah, desperate people do desperate things. Sharper's smart and charismatic enough to pull it off.....for awhile.
When I said that I doubt he'll be free again for a long time, I was thinking about him facing charges in five states and the length of time it would take to process each one. Because everyone assumes that he is guilty he's become the fallen NFL star that people love to hate. A local prosecutor or judge would face a serious public backlash if he let him go free pre-trial.
This guy has completely ruined his life.
Oh, Pandora's box is way beyond open now. My son was asking why he wouldn't get bail, and explained that even after he went through the system and got bail in one state he wouldn't get released, he'd get extradited to the next one in line - right? Some actual US citizens may be able to clear this up. Regardless, his opportunity to join John Mcafee in Belize or Rodman just north of you is gone.
It can get competitive between jurisdictions, but States, unless under enormous public pressure, generally like to coordinate because the alternative is shipping him back and forth and that gives his lawyers chances to delay. To get the cases expedited (such as its possible) its better to have it go one at a time.
Ok, that's what I thought - so he goes through the process in one state, then gets hauled off to the next state, rinse, wash, repeat. No shipping back and forth, but just because he makes bail in one jurisdiction does not mean he'll be out on the streets until trial.
Not drawing the attention level the Hernandez case is, but looks like it might go on about at long.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...utm_medium=RSS
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/sp...ef=sports&_r=2
The article from this LINK tells the story and might make you scratch your head.
Why?
How could a man that portrayed himself as such a fine gentleman be such a repeated sexual stalker? The manner in which he enacted these accused crimes is so bizarre. Placed him at such high risk of being accused....as he eventually was; as a result throwing away his life.
This case shocks and puzzles me. This is a crazy world we live in but this sort of thing. It's just too much.
There's more here regarding the specifics of the case:
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...se_attorn.html
Sharper has now been indicted with two others on rape charges in New Orleans. Could get life, if convicted.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...e-charges.html
Charges now pending in three states; California, Arizona and Louisiana.
What an utterly disgusting excuse of a human being.
I wonder if folks at 1265 had a bad feeling about him or if he was such an effective sociopath that it was totally under the radar?
Who would have thought Sharper was friends with Bill Cosby.
Strange world.
And to think he used to intro himself on game day as "Darren, ain't nobody Shaper"! What a tool.
Indeed. Those tools ain't cheap. Elitist!
http://i21.geccdn.net/site/images/n-...p/1280100C.jpg
State and federal charges. He's officially in it deep now.
He was in Green Bay for 8 years, they re-signed him to a big contract and only released him when TT got to town and asked him to take a pay cut to clean up Sherman's salary cap mess. They also had him back in town for a workout after he was finished with New Orleans.
No, I'd say they had no idea.
Ya, I know; and at the time he was released the salary cap situation was legit; and the story was that Sharper refused to make any concessions at all. Plus, he went to MN for what was due him in GB and then some. But, the story also was that TT really, really low-balled him, to the point almost of making it a no-brainer for Sharper to refuse.
I thought the post-Saints workout in GB was a rumor that turned out to be false? I could be wrong on that.
Is this going to spread?
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...rper-rape-case
Story there is that there were other NFL players present that knew the drinks were spiked - no names...yet.
Bye bye Darren - sentenced to 9 years with more on the way - http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12...zona-plea-deal
better be A LOT more on the way
9 years for drugging and raping 9 women is horse shit
Nine years is a significant amount of time, and that was for only two or three of the counts.
yeah, but its like ras said in the other threa (i think it was him), he's gonna plead in the others cases too to make the sentences run concurrently
so he's gonna get just one sentence for multiple crimes
There you go. 20 years in Louisiana, 8 in Nevada, 9 in Arizona, all concurrent.
Major break.
I don't know, 20 years in the can ain't a slap on the wrist. Just so he doesn't get paroled in 5 or something crazy like that.
edit: I'm not sure if this is true but someone commented elsewhere that in Louisiana there is NO parole for sex offenders (good policy by the way).
So this cat is going to be out of the game a good long while.
He made it easy on everyone, for sure by pleading, but only did so because he knew he was screwed out of the gate.
Looking at some sentencing articles for sexual assault in AZ, it sounds as if the sentence mostly fell in line with the guidelines since he was a "first offender". One article said the minimum sentence is five years 3 months, the "presumptive" sentence is seven years, and the maximum is fourteen years. It also said they add three years if drugs were used in the assault.
It also said that a sentence for sexual assault is not eligible for early release. 100% of the sentence must be served.
Looks like, given time served, Sharper will be released in time for Superbowl 69.
Details coming in for Sharper's plea deal:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...beyond-prison/
1. Penile plethysmograph test, in which a sensor will be attached to his genitals for the purposes of measuring arousal in response to specific stimulants
I once took a Greek and Latin language class to learn the roots of many current scientific terms. I cannot parse that device name for pronunciation at all. I just about fall out of the chair trying.
2. Its a 20 year sentence, with release after 10 (9 includes time served?) years.
3. Next its probation in California for 3-5 years. If he falters here, it back to the can for the balance of the 20 years. Sex offender program as well.
4. Then its probation for life in Arizona. If he fails that, its another 14 year sentence.
5. No alcohol or drugs (with testing).
6. GPS device permanently.
via http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...ut_darren.html
ple thys mo graph
emphasis on "thys" pronounced like "thighs"
I took both Greek and Latin individually. When I was in high school, Latin was still offered as a foreign language along with German and Spanish to meet foreign language requirements. I took a couple semesters of Latin, and four years of German, I took Greek in college to facilitate my science classes.
Sharpers possible jail time looks light, but his parole restrictions are quite severe:
Looks like
- he has to snitch on everyone, all details, or he serves the full 20 years
- GPS monitoring in CA for 3-5 years, can't drive without permission, or travel more than 50 miles and must keep a detailed travel log. He will have a curfew.
- After CA, he will be transferred to Arizona where he will be on parole for life and must live where agreed. Can not leave the county without permission and will need written permission to leave the state. Can not move from Arizona ever unless approved by a Fed judge and agreed to by all jurisdictions that filed charges.
- No alcohol ever, no porn ever. Can't even enter an establishment having a primary business of selling alcohol; so no clubs and many restaurants might be off limits. No computer visits to porn sites, sex chats; etc.
Sharper will be high profile. In today's world, you can bet some watchdog group or individuals will be monitoring the authorities enforcements of probation terms, unless by then everyone has forgotten who Darren Sharper is.
No shit, that's roughly what I was thinking. Treading the line of 'Cruel and Unusual' to be sure. The no driving is odd, I wonder where that fits in.
I've never seen release terms so onerous, in Canada we have the dangerous offenders act which can pretty much keep them in prison for life.
Probably wasn't hard for Sharper to agree, he has an idea of what prison is like after sitting in jail for a year. He was facing a possible life sentence in Louisiana based on some articles, and very lengthy sentences elsewhere. No matter how restrictive his probation is, it has to be better than sitting in prison. It doesn't seem there was any question about a conviction, just how long his sentence would be.