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Ex-NBA Player Ben McLemore Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Rape

Ben McLemore, seen warming up for a game in 2022, will serve eight years in prison. | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Ben McLemore, a former forward and guard for Kansas and five NBA teams, will serve eight years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in 2021.

Judge Michael C. Wetzel of Clackamas County, Ore., handed down the sentence Wednesday, following a guilty finding against McLemore last Thursday on one count of first-degree rape, one count of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, and one count of second-degree sexual abuse. He was also found not guilty of a second count of second-degree sexual abuse.

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