Ex-NBA player Ben McLemore found guilty of rape after 11-day Oregon trial

Former NBA guard Ben McLemore was determined guilty of rape by an Oregon jury Thursday The jury in Clackamas County identified McLemore the -year-old ex-Portland Trail Blazers player guilty of raping a woman in after an -day trial McLemore who pleaded not guilty to all counts was discovered guilty on one charge of first-degree rape one charge of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and one count of second-degree sexual abuse CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe jury also discovered him not guilty on an additional count of second-degree sexual abuse We recognize there are those who fear individuals with celebrity status or a position of prominence can avoid prosecution Not in Clackamas County Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth explained in a comment according to ESPN This scenario demonstrates my office prosecutes criminal acts regardless of the offender's public status CLIPPERS' JAMES HARDEN FACES NEGLIGENCE ACCUSATION AMID SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT AGAINST NEPHEWThe circumstance occurred in Lake Oswego Oregon in October when McLemore was identified as a suspect by leadership after the woman s complaint In February a Clackamas County grand jury listened to evidence in the occurrence which included the woman s testimony saying McLemore assaulted her McLemore was arrested two months later by U S Marshals During the trial Scott Healy a Clackamas County prosecutor advised the jury the woman passed out on a living room couch around a m after drinking heavily She regained partial consciousness the next morning when McLemore sexually penetrated her with his fingers and then proceeded to have sex with her McLemore s squad of attorneys disputed the alleges saying she initiated sexual contact and consented to it The lawyers also claimed the woman was sober enough to consent to sexual contact McLemore a Kansas product played nine seasons in the NBA five with the Sacramento Kings who took him seventh overall in the NBA Draft He bounced around the league toward the end playing for the Memphis Grizzlies Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers and completely the Portland Trail Blazers during the - season Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter