Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for terrorizing as many as 16 women in a sick and twisted rape spree that spanned 4 states.
Sharper had struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which he would only serve 9 years -- but a federal judge in Louisiana shut it down claiming it was too lenient for a such a terrible monster.
This morning, Judge Jane Triche Milazzo ruled that an 18 year sentence was more appropriate for his heinous crimes.
Sources connected to the case tell us .