NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Jurors in the rape trial of two former Vanderbilt football players will soon begin deliberating.
Prosecutors made their closing arguments Tuesday, saying the teammates believed they were entitled athletes and blamed everything but themselves.
Defense attorneys say evidence shows both former players were extremely drunk on the night of the alleged assault and that compromising video and photos that the jury saw don’t prove the prosecution’s case.
One of the defense attorneys blamed a college culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex.
Deputy District Attorney Tom Thurman told jurors that the college culture defense was a red herring.
Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey are on trial. The judge said the jury will begin deliberations after finishing lunch.
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