The sentences in Arizona, Nevada, and California will be concurrent, meaning they'll run simultaneously. Stephen Ceasar with the
Times outlined how Sharper's deal transformed a possible 33 years in California into nine.
In CA, Sharper faced max 33 years. He was sentenced to 20, will end up doing about 9 years in federal custody to run concurrently w/ others
— Stephen Ceasar (@sjceasar) March 23, 2015
In New Orleans, the official details of Sharper's plea haven't been released—TMZ said they
will be announced tomorrow—but the
New Orleans Advocate and the
Times-Picayune both reported that a source said said Sharper will plead guilty to two counts of forcible rape and a count of simple rape, and serve a 20-year prison sentence. When it comes to sentencing, though, a 20-year sentence doesn't always mean serving 20 years. Until all the terms are announced, it's possible New Orleans will turn out like Los Angeles. From the
Times:
Sharper will be sentenced 20 years, but will serve 50% minus the year he has been in custody. Ends up being about 9 years in federal prison
— Stephen Ceasar (@sjceasar) March 23, 2015
Until the decision in New Orleans becomes official, this sounds like not a lot of time for a man accused of
serially drugging and raping women across the country. It doesn't help that in LA, both the defense lawyers and the prosecutors
declined to talk to reporters afterward. There is one case left where news hasn't leaked—the
federal drug case against Sharper—and perhaps federal prosecutors have saved some last-minute fire for the former football player. But so far it's a pretty bleak pattern, and going off what we know, it looks like it will be nine years, at most, in federal prison for Sharper.
This is a story that keeps changing as details comes out, and we'll update as more information becomes available.
He's only doing 9, he was sentenced to 20 but will server 50% minus the year he's been in the pen, He got away with doing about a year in jail for each rape...
