Chris Boyd, left, appears in a Nashville criminal court hearing on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 in Nashville. Boyd received an 11-month, 29-day suspended sentence for criminal attempt to commit accessory after the fact, a misdemeanor.NASHVILLE – Suspended Vanderbilt wide receiver Chris Boyd entered a conditional guilty plea Friday to a role in attempting to cover up the rape of an unconscious student.
According to an account given by Deputy Attorney General Tom Thurman in court, dismissed player Brandon Vandenburg took an unconscious fellow student to his dormitory in the early morning of June 23. He was joined by three other now dismissed players — Cory Batey, Brandon Banks and Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie.
All four have pleaded not guilty to rape and aggravated sexual battery charges.
The unconscious student was sexually assaulted “by different individuals,” Thurman said.
During an aggravated rape, Vandenburg sent a picture to Chris Boyd, which Boyd deleted, the prosecutor said.