NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL star Darren Sharper was sentenced Thursday to more than 18 years in prison for drugging women in order to rape them — double the sentence recommended by prosecutors. One of Sharper’s victims — the only one to speak at his sentencing hearing — rebuffed his display of contrition. Her name was not given in court, and The Associated Press does not identify victims of sexual abuse by name. Sharper had pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans to drugging three women so he could rape them. “You continued to rape other women in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas.”She said she understands that people make mistakes.

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 14:48 UTC