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Ex-NFL star Dana Stubblefield sentenced: 15 years to life

Dana Stubblefield was hit with 15 years to life prison sentence in his rape conviction.

Former San Francisco 49er and Washington Football Team star defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his conviction on raping a mentally disabled woman in a 2015 incident.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office confirmed Stubblefield’s sentence. The original report came from TMZ Sports.

On July 27 a jury found Stubblefield guilty of an assault that happened in 2015 at his home in Morgan Hill, California.

According to court documents, the developmentally disabled victim was interviewing for a babysitting job on April 9, 2015, when the incident occurred.

The case was tied up for years in legal arguments centering on Jane Doe’s mental capacity.

The verdict declared Stubblefield was guilty of rape by force, menace or fear, and guilty of using a firearm in the commission of the crime.

 

Former 49ers DL Dana Stubblefield convicted of rape

Former NFL DL Dana Stubblefield is facing up to life in prison.

Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield on Monday was found guilty of rape after a nine-month trial.

Stubblefield, 49, faces a maximum 15-years-to-life in prison after a jury in Santa Clara County found him guilty of luring a developmentally disabled woman into his home under the guise of a babysitting job offer.

The assault was initially reported to police in April of 2015. According to the Mercury News, the jury found Stubblefield guilty of rape by force, oral copulation by force and false imprisonment. He was found not guilty of rape of a person incapable of giving consent. He was also found to have used a gun during the assault.

Stubblefield played in the NFL for 11 seasons, including seven with the 49ers, three in Washington and one in Oakland.

He’s being held without bail, and his sentencing is set for August 29 according to Robert Salonga of the Mercury News.

Former NFL star Dana Stubblefield found guilty of rape

Dana Stubblefield, a former star NFL defensive lineman, has been found guilty of rape in California.

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield was found guilty of rape Monday after an incident that took place April 9, 2015, authorities confirm.

Stubblefield was convicted of forcible rape of a developmentally disabled woman while using a gun. He faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison. Stubblefield is due back in court on Aug. 29.

The incident involved a woman who came to Stubblefield’s home believing she was going to be interviewed as a possible babysitter. The woman was developmentally disabled and the incident took place in Morgan Hill, California.

Stubblefield was drafted in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. In his rookie year, Stubblefield led the 49ers with 10.5 sacks, becoming the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

He appeared in the Pro Bowl in 1994, a season the Niners won the Super Bowl. and ’95. In 1997, he recorded 15 sacks and was named 1997’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year by The Associated Press.

After the 1997 season, he became an unrestricted free agent and signed with Washington Redskins, He returned to San Francisco in 2001 and 2002, and played with the Oakland Raiders as a free agent in 2003. In 2004, he was signed by the New England Patriots, but he was injured and was released before the start of the season.