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Monday, September 15, 2025

People in the News

Monday, September 15, 2025

Former NFL Saints Darren Sharper facing 7 rape charges and more across four states

Sharper with Gabrielle Union (Photo: Sportsmasher.com)
Sharper with Gabrielle Union (Photo: Sportsmasher.com)

Darren Sharper is suspected of committing seven rapes and 11 acts of drugging someone in four states, according to a Friday court filing by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The cases include two in which charges were filed Friday accusing the former New Orleans Saints star safety with two drugging-rapes in Los Angeles.

The filings Friday included a narrative by a Los Angeles Police Department detective of the cases in other states, including New Orleans, in which Sharper is suspected of additional drugging-rapes. The filing revealed that analysis of the rape kit in the New Orleans case found Sharper’s DNA in the alleged victim, who reported blacking out after accepting a drink from Sharper. (Read the detective’s narrative here.)

Read the full story at NOLA.com.