Brandon Vandenburg, right, a former Vanderbilt football player, listens during his rape trial Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. A jury earlier convicted Vandenburg after a trial that featured graphic cellphone videos and photos of the attack taken by the former players. However, the verdict was thrown out after it was discovered that the jury foreman had been a victim of statutory rape. (Larry McCormack, The Tennessean via AP)NASHVILLE – A former Vanderbilt football player is slated to be sentenced in the rape of an unconscious student.
Brandon Vandenburg’s sentencing will take place Friday.
Under state law, Vandenburg faces 15 to 25 years in prison. He has been in jail since a jury convicted him in June. He was also added to the state sex offender registry.
The 23-year-old was found guilty on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and unlawful photography.
Prosecutors said in 2013 that Vandenburg carried the woman into his dorm room, passed out condoms and took video as his teammates raped her.