"The victim has struggled her whole life with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen called the guilty verdict "a triumph of resilience." News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Stubblefield was drafted in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers who went to a 4–3 defense at the start of the season. He has been held in the Santa Clara County Main Jail since the verdict. [8] On July 27, 2020, Stubblefield was convicted of rape and on October 22, 2020, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. A day before the April 2015 assault, Stubblefield contacted the then 31-year-old woman on a baby-sitting website and arranged an interview, prosecutors said. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. “We proved it, and the jury found that was not true,” Sawyer said. The jury found the 49-year-old former player guilty of rape by force, oral copulation by force and false imprisonment. A jury in July found Stubblefield, 49, guilty of raping the woman with the threat of a gun. In his rookie year, Stubblefield led the 49ers with 10.5 sacks (making himself the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year), and recorded 8.5 the following year. Stubblefield's name and those of several of his Oakland Raiders team members were found on the list of clients of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative that had given performance-enhancing drugs to Marion Jones and others. After the sentencing Thursday, Sawyer emphasized that the jury rejected two felony charges alleging that Stubblefield exploited a woman who was mentally incapable of providing consent to sex. Copyright © 2020 The Associated Press. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Defense attorneys said that the sex was consensual and that they will seek a new trial. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Dana Stubblefield was found guilty of rape, Stubblefield was first drafted by the 49ers in 1993, Ex NFL player Dana Stubblefield denies raping woman in 2015, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. FORMER San Francisco 49ers player Dana Stubblefield has been found guilty of raping a woman with developmental disabilities while using a gun. Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you. website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. The assault took place in 2015, after the then-31-year-old woman came to Stubblefield's California home to interview for a babysitting job, ESPN reported. Stubblefield was drafted by the 49ers in 1993. He appeared in the Pro Bowl in 1994 and 1995. Prosecutors said the interview lasted about 20 minutes, but then Stubblefield called the woman back to his home, claiming he wanted to pay her for her time. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Thursday for raping a developmentally disabled … The incident reportedly happened in April 2015, but Dana wouldn’t be contacted by investigators until March 2016. Defense attorneys argued that there was no rape and that the woman consented to sex. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). "There's a lot of information that we have that the jury was not allowed to have that we think would have been impactful to their decision," Sawyer told the Chronicle. Dana William Stubblefield (born November 14, 1970) is a former professional American football defensive tackle and convicted rapist who played in the National Football League (NFL). Terri Stubblefield is the ex-wife of Dana Stubblefield, a former defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.. Terri Stubblefield filed for divorce from Dana Stubblefield on February 29, 2006, in Santa Clara, California, after Stubblefield was charged with rape, according to TMZ. Allen Sawyer, one of Stubblefield’s trial attorneys, said the defense team was precluded from showing the jury strong evidence that would have supported the contention. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He later won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997 before leaving the team to play for Washington. He played up until the 2004 season, and played for Washington and Oakland before retiring, according to ESPN. Although initially he lied to federal investigators about using both EPO and THG, after he was charged on January 18, 2008, Stubblefield cooperated with both federal and NFL investigators and turned over the names of players, agents, and trainers that he suspected of using drugs. Peter Andre says he has to 'rein in' Princess after she danced to Cardi B's WAP, Brits baffled as winter clothes & CLEANING supplies deemed ‘non-essential’ in Wales, Hope for family Xmas as lifting lockdown will have 'limited impact' on spread, Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner call relationship a 'lovely surprise', Mum praised for Christmas card hack so her daughter can sign cards in seconds, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.