Corey Batey, a former Vanderbilt University football player, has been found guilty of raping an unconscious woman in a dorm room in 2013, Reuters reports.
Batey is one of four former Vanderbilt football players who were charged after the June 2013 incident.
The victim, who was also a Vanderbilt student, was unconscious during the attack, which was photographed and videotaped by accused men. One of the men sent a video of the assault to friends as it was happening, according to The Washington Post. The Tennesean reports that there were 30 pictures and three videos in all.
The men tried to defend themselves by claiming they were too drunk to know what they were doing, blaming hookup culture for the attack. That didn’t go over well with the jury, The New York Post reports, as they only had to deliberate for a few hours before coming up with a verdict.
Batey and fellow former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg were found guilty of rape once in January 2015, but the judge declared a mistrial due to an issue with a juror.
The victim has since graduated from Vanderbilt, the Tennessean reports. She bravely testified at Friday’s trial, and because of the mistrial, will have to testify at least three times.
“She’s my hero, she really is,” said prosecutor Kathy Morante, according to the Tennesean.
Vandenburg’s retrial and the trials of the last two accused, Jaborian McKenzie and Brandon Banks, are expected to take in June, the The Washington Post reports.
According to Tennessee state law, aggravated rape carries a sentence of 15 to 25 years behind bars. Sentencing will take place May 20, according to the Tennessean.