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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

People in the News

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Former NFL star Darren Sharper turned himself in to Los Angeles Police

sharperFormer NFL star Darren Sharper has turned himself in to Los Angeles police without incident on Thursday evening, CNN reports.

Sharper, who is facing several rape allegations across the country, including in California, was slapped with two more counts of aggravated rape by the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office. His charges in California are similar, although he pleaded not guilty to those accusations last week.

According to several reports, Sharper is alleged to have drugged women whom he lured back to his hotel room, and then to have sexually assaulted them once they have passed out.

Read more at TheRoot.