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Ex-Nfl Star Sharper Denied Nine-Year Prison Term In Drug, Rape Cases


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2016-02-18T172403Z_1_LYNXNPEC1H16V_RTROPTP_2_USA-NFL-SHARPER.JPGBy Helen Freund NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge in New Orleans rejected a plea deal on Thursday that would send former NFL player Darren Sharper to prison for roughly nine years, saying the sentence was too lenient for the drug and rape charges against him. As part of a series of plea agreements last year, he pleaded guilty or no contest to charges in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada. The plea bargains called for the five-time National Football League Pro Bowl safety to serve the 108-month prison sentences concurrently, followed by a lifetime of strict probation and parole requirements.  But U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo said she would not sign off on the proposed punishment because it did not reflect the seriousness of the allegations.

 

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