Derrick Rose and his friends can now put this rape case civil suit behind them. It is being reported that the New York Knicks point guard and his two friends will not be held liable on any charges in the civil trial.
According to Yahoo Sports, a Los Angeles jury ruled Wednesday that Rose and his two friends, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton, will not be responsible in the civil trial in which the three were accused of drugging Rose's ex-girlfriend, breaking into her apartment and gan-raping her while she was unconscious in August of 2013.
Attorneys for Rose, Allen and Hampton admitted that their clients had sex with Jane Doe on the night in question, but are adamant that the sex was consensual. The defendants testified that the accuser urged them to come to her house after the party in which she let them in and they took turns having consensual sex with her.
The site reports that the plaintiff claimed that Rose and his two friends placed a drug in her drink at a party in Rose's beverly hills rental home. She says that she had taken a cab home and that she needed the cab driver's assistance to walk her to her front door. The last thing she remembers is throwing up and passing out in her bedroom with her clothes on.
After three hours and 45 minutes of deliberation, the jury reached its verdict one day after closing arguments. The jury which consisted of a six-women, two-man panelhad been charged with considering the separate allegations-trespassing, sexual battery, battery, conspiracy, gender violence and emotional distress- and reaching separate unanimous verdicts as to whether the three men should be found liable on any charges. The men were cleared on all counts.
The plaintiff who had been suing Rose for $21.5 in damages is currently contemplating an appeal.
The judge in the trial jokingly wished Rose well after the verdict was read. According to the New York Post, the basketball star made a statement to the court.
“It was important to prove I did not do what I was accused of, even if it meant publicly sharing very private details about my personal life,” he said. “I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me. This experience and my sensitivity to it was deep. I am ready to put this behind me and focus on my family and career.”
Although Rose, Allen and Hampton are cleared from any civil charges, the Los Angeles Police Department still has an active criminal investigation open. However, the "not liable" verdict could reduce the likelihood of criminal charges resulting from the case.
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