{"id":120414,"date":"2025-07-05T13:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120414"},"modified":"2025-07-05T13:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T12:41:13","slug":"ben-mclemore-convicted-of-sexual-assault-involving-unconscious-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ben-mclemore-convicted-of-sexual-assault-involving-unconscious-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben McLemore Convicted of Sexual Assault Involving Unconscious Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former NBA player, Ben McLemore has been convicted of raping an incapacitated 21-year-old woman during a 2021 house party in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in a high-profile case that has drawn widespread attention.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A jury on Wednesday found the 32-year-old guilty of first-degree rape, first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, and second-degree sexual abuse, following a trial that lasted more than two weeks. He was acquitted on a second count of sexual abuse.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The assault occurred on October 3, 2021, during a party hosted at the home of McLemore\u2019s then-teammate, Robert Covington. Prosecutors told the court that the victim, who had consumed large amounts of alcohol, was unconscious when McLemore assaulted her around 6 a.m. She later partially regained consciousness and found herself being raped, according to testimony.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photo evidence presented during the trial showed the victim passed out on a couch earlier that morning, reinforcing the prosecution\u2019s argument that she was incapable of giving consent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth, while reacting to the verdict, stated:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This case demonstrates my office&#8217;s readiness in prosecuting criminal acts regardless of the offender&#8217;s community status.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The defense argued the encounter was consensual and claimed McLemore himself was intoxicated. However, jurors rejected that narrative after deliberating for approximately 10 hours.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The case stems from a grand jury indictment filed in February 2024. McLemore was arrested shortly thereafter by U.S. Marshals. Sentencing is scheduled for July 9, 2025, and the former athlete faces a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years under Oregon\u2019s Measure 11, with the possibility of up to 20 years in prison.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">McLemore, once a promising basketball star, was drafted 7th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft and played for several NBA teams including the Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Lakers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0His last stint in the NBA was with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2021\u201322 season.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, he had continued his professional career overseas in countries including China, Spain, and Turkey.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the sentencing date approaches, the case remains a sobering reminder of the consequences of sexual violence and the legal system\u2019s ongoing efforts to hold offenders accountable, regardless of fame or fortune.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former NBA player, Ben McLemore has been convicted of raping an incapacitated 21-year-old woman during a 2021 house party in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in a high-profile case&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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