8 April, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Portland trail blazers guard Ben McCalemore (23) is heated before the game between Dallas Maveryx and Portland Trail Blazers at the American Airlines Center. Compulsory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imgon Picture Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in Oregon State Jail on Wednesday, recently found guilty of sexual harassment of a 21 -year -old woman at a house party in Portland suburb of Lake Ososo in 2021.
McLemore was sentenced on a first-digry rape charge after being convicted last Thursday, a first-digry allegation of illegal sexual penetration and a counted of another-degree sexual exploitation by a jury in Clackmas County.
McLemore was a player with Portland Trail Blazers at that time. He was the last in the 2021–22 season NBA.
The 32 -year -old McLemore did not address the court on Wednesday. He wore prisoners’ clothes.
“Many people are often afraid to report such conduct for several reasons,” said in a statement, “Many people are afraid to report such conduct for several reasons,” said in a statement. “Hopefully, the power and courage of the victim in this case will give others the privilege of coming forward under the circumstances where sexual harassment has occurred.
“The sentence that the defendant received today should act as a reminder that this type of conduct will not be tolerated in our community, and that the Clackmas County DA office will always work hard to justify criminals and provide justice to the victims.”
The attack took place on October 3, 2021 at the house of Robert Covington, the then team from McLemore with Portland.
Heli told the gamblers that the victim came out after drinking heavy on a living room couch at around 2 am. He received partial consciousness around 6 am when McLemore was entering her with her fingers and then started having sex with her.
McLemore lawyers claimed that the woman started sexual contact and agreed to it.
Women’s sentence appeared at the hearing by video and read a statement.
“It has been the longest of about four years of my life,” he said. “I never thought that a reporting back in 2021 would make such an incredibly difficult and long journey. In these last few years, I often feel like a weight that I pull behind me, a constant reminder of trauma that I was not able to work perfectly because I did not understand. Now I don’t report on a deep level.” ,
McLemore’s lawyer Christon Winemillar called for a more liberal punishment.
“We hope that the Oregon Legislature will adopt a ‘second look’ process that will evaluate whether it should serve a full 100 months or whether, beyond the low alcohol-affected encounter, due to which this punishment was led, it is a thoughtful and humble person who is living a respectable, community-centric life,” Epinaler told EPN.
McLemore was identified as a suspect after investigating the sexual harassment report.
The case went before a Clackmas County Grand Jury in February 2024, when the woman who accused McLemore testified. According to the Lake Ososo Police, the grand jury took out an arrest warrant for McLemore and also issued an indictment against him.
McLemore was arrested in April 2024 by American Marshall.
In the 2013 draft, the number 7 overall pick by Sacramento Kings, McLemore also played with Memphis Grizzleez, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Laws and Trail Blazers before going abroad to continue their career.
At the 556 NBA Games (268 Starts), McLemore an average of 9.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He played college basketball in Kansas.
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