Found guilty of aggravated rape in April, a former Vanderbilt football received his sentence earlier Friday.
According to the Associated Press, Cory Batey was sentenced by a criminal judge to 15 years in prison for the on-campus rape of an unconscious female student three years ago. Batey could’ve faced up to 25 years in prison as a result of the conviction.
In January of 2015, Batey and another co-defendant, Brandon Vandenburg, were convicted on multiple counts in connection to a 2013 rape on the university’s campus. Five months later, a judge declared a mistrial in the case.
Last month, Vandenburg was convicted again after the retrial; he is awaiting sentencing.
Vandenburg, Batey and two other former Vandy football players, Brandon Banks and Jaborian ‘Tip’ McKenzie, were initially charged Aug. 9, 2013, with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery each after a police investigation determined that the four had raped an unconscious woman.
On June 28 of 2013, Vanderbilt announced that four unnamed players had been indefinitely suspended amid reports that the players were connected to an alleged sex crimes case. The next day, Vandy officials further clarified the players’ statuses, releasing a statement announcing the dismissals of the four. That release further added that none of the four will be permitted to return to campus without permission from the office of student conduct and academic integrity.
Banks and McKenzie have pleaded not guilty to their charges and are still awaiting trial.