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  • Redemption for Falsely Accused Rapist in the NFL

    08/12/2013 9:58:36 AM PDT · by swampthang77 · 22 replies
    USBC News ^ | 2013,08,12 | USBC News Wire
    In 2002, Brian Banks was a successful high school football player, looking forward to playing in the NCAA, and eventually, the NFL. But while he would eventually go on to play for the Atlanta Falcons in 2013, that future looked impossible in 2002 when he faced a sentence of 41 years to life, after being accused of raping a classmate in high school...
  • Woman who recanted rape claim likely to keep $750,000 settlement

    04/12/2013 6:31:54 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 21 replies
    LATimes ^ | May 25, 2012 | 6:53 pm
    A day after a former high school football star had his rape conviction dismissed, attention has focused on the woman who recanted the sexual assault claim she made 10 years ago. Wanetta Gibson was a high school sophomore when she accused Brian Banks of raping her at Long Beach Poly High School. She and her family sued the school, receiving a $750,000 settlement, and Banks spent five years in prison after pleading no contest to forcible rape. Even though a judge Thursday tossed out the rape charge, it remains far from certain if Gibson, 24, will face any consequences. Legal...