NEW ORLEANS — The former New Orleans Saints player Darren Sharper on Monday pleaded guilty to rape in a Louisiana drug-and-sexual-assault case, completing a series of pleas in four states that will lead to him serving at least nine years in prison.
Mr. Sharper had already pleaded guilty in the federal courthouse in New Orleans late last month. And he has pleaded guilty or no-contest to charges in California, Arizona and Nevada.
Each case arose from allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted women. A plea deal involving the four states and the federal court was announced in March.