At 16, Brian Banks was one of the best high school linebackers in America. USC had offered him a full scholarship. Pete Carroll personally called him.
One afternoon at school he made out with a classmate. Consensual. By the end of the day he was in jail, charged with kidnapping and rape.
She said he dragged her into a stairwell. It never happened.
The DNA came back negative. His mother sold her house and her car to pay for a lawyer.
He couldn’t make bail. He spent a year behind bars waiting for trial.
His lawyer told him: plead no contest, or risk 41 years in prison. He was 17. He took the deal.
He did 5 years in prison. Then 5 more on parole. Registered sex offender. GPS monitor on his ankle. Couldn’t go near schools or parks. No one would hire him.
Meanwhile, the girl and her mother sued the school district for not keeping her safe. They won $1.5 million.
In 2011, a Facebook friend request popped up on his screen.
It was her.
She wanted to “let bygones be bygones.”
Brian went to a private investigator. They hid cameras in the office and invited her to talk. She came by bus.
On tape, she admitted it. He never raped her. He never kidnapped her.
Then she said she still wouldn’t tell prosecutors the truth. Because she’d have to give back the money.
In May 2012, a judge cleared his name. The hearing took less than a minute.
10 years of his life. Gone in one lie. Erased in 60 seconds.
A few days later his phone rang. “I’m looking for a linebacker. You know where I can find one?”
It was Pete Carroll. The same coach who recruited him 10 years earlier.
He finally signed with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. At 27. The dream he had at 16.
She was ordered to pay $2.6 million back.
What should happen to someone who steals 10 years of your life with one lie?
A few weeks ago, I spoke to one of our Nigerian brothers at HMP Oakwood prison, who is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for rape.
He told me that he met the woman at Oxygene Nightclub in Wolverhampton.
After meeting, they went back to his house, where they had sexual intercourse.
However, she later reported the matter to the police, alleging that she had been raped, and he was subsequently charged and convicted.
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in November last year. Under the terms of his sentence, he is expected to serve two-thirds of the sentence before being deported back to Nigeria.
I used to, now I just wanna enjoy my time as much as possible before I sleep forever.
I take everyday as an opportunity to have as much fun as is accessible to me [ within reason obviously]
I attack problems within my control and accept or ignore what I cannot control.
I live.
He called Nigerian women masculine and the least desirable so that means your mum fits into that narrative, and Nigerian men with huge accounts are agreeing with him. Mind you, Nigerian women are incredibly diverse in their beauty, features, and looks.
Allowing a foreigner to come here and disrespect Nigerian women like that, while some of our own men cheer him on, is absolutely crazy.
As for me let's fight at home and stop giving this weirdos such chance to have a part in our conversation.
@Dammy_acee@bagboymuiz I swear you don't watch him well enough for you to talk this thing. Rema dey wear watch wey cost like this one wey wiz rock and i don't see blogs posting about it