Four former football players for Vanderbilt University have been charged in the rape of an unconscious woman.
The men have each been charged with five counts of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery.
Brandon Vandenburg, 20, from California; Brandon Eric Banks, 19, from Maryland; JaBorian "Tip" McKenzie, 18, from Mississippi; and Cory Batey, 19, of Nashville, were charged in the indictment.
Vandenburg also received one count each of tampering with evidence and unlawful photography.
Police say the four raped an unconscious woman at Vadenburg's dorm room on June 23. Police got word after dorm staff saw suspicious behavior by the four men in security footage.
Police Chief Steve Anderson called the evidence, “compelling” and “unsettling”.
So far, Batey is the only one in police custody. He was arrested and taken to undergo his mandatory blood draw while police track down the other three.
“I do not know exactly what the charges are, but I'm sure it involves some type of sexual misconduct,” said Worrick Robinson, Batey’s attorney.
“The police arrived at Corey's home and he surrendered to the police and they took him downtown and I believe he is going through the booking process at this very second.”
None of the four had yet played a game at Vanderbilt, but were poised to play this year.
