NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL star Darren Sharper understood the consequences of the plea deal that led to his nearly two-decade prison sentence for drugging and raping women, federal prosecutors said in court filings Friday.
Sharper, part of the New Orleans Saints team that won the 2010 Super Bowl, is hoping to reduce his punishment after having pleaded guilty or no-contest to criminal charges in federal and state courts. The case developed from accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted as many as 16 women.
He was arrested and jailed in Los Angeles in 2014.