david meggett found guilty for rape today in charleston,sc gets 30 years
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Jury finds ex-NFL player guilty on burglary, sex assault
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 5:06 PM EST Updated: Nov 10, 2010 5:08 PM EST
David Meggett (Source: WCSC) Click image to enlarge
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Former NFL player David Meggett was found guilty of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct and 1st degree burglary Wednesday afternoon in a Charleston County courtroom.
The verdict came less than an hour after the judge issued an Allen charge.
During sentencing, Meggett's sister asked the judge to have leniency for her brother. The judge sentenced Meggett to 30 years in prison, minus time he had already served.
Attorneys for the defense and the prosecution gave closing arguments in the trial of former NFL star David Meggett Wednesday morning.
Meggett is accused of raping a college student at her North Charleston home in January 2009.
Meggett's attorney Beattie Butler told the jury that Meggett admits to having sex with the woman, but the two were friends and had a sexual agreement as repayment for debt.
"Rapists don't ask for condoms, and they don't ask for forgiveness," Butler said.
Assistant solicitor Chad Simpson told the jury that Meggett stole the human dignity of the victim. She sat in the courtroom during closing arguments in tears.
Simpson said Meggett used aggravated force by choking the victim and he says the defendant used physical violence.
Meggett is facing criminal sexual conduct and burglary charges. During the judge's charge to the jury, she told them they can also consider the lesser charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
If convicted of criminal sexual conduct, Meggett could face 30 years in prison.
Meggett did not testify during the trial. The judge told the jury that Meggett not testifying should not impact their judgement as they deliberate the charges.
good luck Dave I enjoyed watching you at Foxboro
good times in the past - do your 4-5 yrs and come out a better man
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wow! Dave Meggett was a small man but considered to be one of the strongest men on the Giants.Here's an example....why do these players do this? He's a Giant great and can have a great life and does this
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because he is a mentally ill sexual deviant.Comment -
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Lets hope he gets raped in prison by Bubba.Comment -
Guys, the same thing that makes these guys great on the field makes them menaces to society. No surprise here. These guys need an outlet. Hell, I took anger management before.Comment -
Looks like OJ jr doesn't he, maybe something genetic going on here ???Jury finds ex-NFL player guilty on burglary, sex assault
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 5:06 PM EST Updated: Nov 10, 2010 5:08 PM EST
David Meggett (Source: WCSC) Click image to enlarge
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Former NFL player David Meggett was found guilty of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct and 1st degree burglary Wednesday afternoon in a Charleston County courtroom.
The verdict came less than an hour after the judge issued an Allen charge.
During sentencing, Meggett's sister asked the judge to have leniency for her brother. The judge sentenced Meggett to 30 years in prison, minus time he had already served.
Attorneys for the defense and the prosecution gave closing arguments in the trial of former NFL star David Meggett Wednesday morning.
Meggett is accused of raping a college student at her North Charleston home in January 2009.
Meggett's attorney Beattie Butler told the jury that Meggett admits to having sex with the woman, but the two were friends and had a sexual agreement as repayment for debt.
"Rapists don't ask for condoms, and they don't ask for forgiveness," Butler said.
Assistant solicitor Chad Simpson told the jury that Meggett stole the human dignity of the victim. She sat in the courtroom during closing arguments in tears.
Simpson said Meggett used aggravated force by choking the victim and he says the defendant used physical violence.
Meggett is facing criminal sexual conduct and burglary charges. During the judge's charge to the jury, she told them they can also consider the lesser charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
If convicted of criminal sexual conduct, Meggett could face 30 years in prison.
Meggett did not testify during the trial. The judge told the jury that Meggett not testifying should not impact their judgement as they deliberate the charges.
good luck Dave I enjoyed watching you at Foxboro
good times in the past - do your 4-5 yrs and come out a better man
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These guys are animals. Look at OJ Simpson, Lawrence Taylor and Meggett. They think they can rape at will and get away with it. Now they rot in jail and have sex with Bubba.Comment -
Sounds like one of those exaggerated stories, starting out with 'burglary' (like a friend used to coming into the house), and ending with 'rape' with a condom. Lot of innocent people in US jails. I'd be willing to bet (at the right odds. lol) they had a quarrel in which he may have gotten physical, and then she backfitted those other accusations into the case against him; encouraged to do so by her lawyer.Comment -
shes like half his age ,white girl short hair she was on local news 5 in charleston, sc may be a link on live5news.comComment -
Damn that is harsh. The law is so subjective sometimes.Comment -
I would love to kick him in the nuts..........Comment -
I went to school with some guys who were accused of a "gang rape" three years after the incident. The female had a reputation of promiscuity and of course after that long there was no evidence to convict them, but it definitely took at toll on their reputation and personal lives. Unfortunate stuff..Comment -
It sounds like he should have been behind bars long ago from reading his run ins with the law on related offenses.
From ESPN:
In September, he was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct after a 17-year-old North Charleston woman told authorities she was raped by a man she knew as "Michael," according to police records.
Both South Carolina arrests occurred while Meggett was serving out two years' probation for a 2006 sexual battery charge in North Carolina. Authorities there allowed the Charleston native to serve his sentence in South Carolina and have been notified about both of Meggett's recent arrests, said Pete O'Boyle, spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
North Carolina probation officials did not immediately return a phone message Wednesday.
The running back played for the New York Giants, the New York Jets and New England during his 10-year NFL career.
Meggett has been acquitted on sex-related charges in the past. In 1990, while he was with the Giants, Meggett was found not guilty of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in Baltimore. Eight years later, he was charged with assaulting a woman in a Toronto hotel room after she refused to continue having sex with him, but that charge was dropped.
The Patriots released Meggett in 1998 after the Toronto charge.Comment -
30 years for rape? i know a guy that got 25 years for shooting his girlfriend in the face with a shotgun. well i don't know if he was sentenced to 25 years, but he got out in 25 years. but still!!!Comment -
put this guy down..Comment -
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I'm sure ole Dave got a fair trial after all they jury took nearly an hour to consider all the charges. And I guess the judge didnt need any time to consider the sentence or hear from witnesses before whacking the guy with 30 years.The verdict came less than an hour after the judge issued an Allen charge.
During sentencing, Meggett's sister asked the judge to have leniency for her brother. The judge sentenced Meggett to 30 years in prison, minus time he had already served.
He is probably guilty who knows, but I wouldnt want to be a black man accused of raping a white woman in South Carolina thats for darn sure.Comment -
Ironic how Meggett and LT are two of Parcells's favorite players.He's a sucker for the troubled player.LT suprisingly has two responisble parents(still alive) and he just can't help himselfComment -
add mike tyson to the list of negros that go around raping at will
america is too lenient on these animals, any muslim country they get stoned to death, china EXPEDIENT hangingComment -
Unless i am mistaken he also raped a porn star up in canada remember that.i guess him and a friend wanted a threesome and things got out of control i think they didnt pay and the women went to the police.i forget the whole story but i am positive it was dave meggett that was involvedComment -
Look at that little Megget go!Comment -
buh bye!
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This story would make a good 30 for 30 episodeComment -
they havent said anything today about it. its like nfl as been cut ties with himComment -
Never even heard of him until I saw the story on ESPN.Comment -
Didn't he have some sex charges back when he played too?Comment -
i bet all the women were white,
on a side note: are you not allowed to say something about muslims in posts now?Comment
