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According to CNN, a Los Angeles judge has set former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper’s bail at $1 million.The judge read the rape and drug charges against former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.According to TMZ, the judge banned Sharper from nightclubs and told the former NFL player that he could not be alone with women.In total, Sharper is now being investigated in eight cases in five states on accusations of sexual crimes.It was reported Thursday that Sharper was being investigated in Miami Beach on accusations of sexual battery, according to Miami NBC affiliate WTVJ.The investigation of Sharper, 38, stems from a report filed last month, the Miami news station said. The details of the investigation were unknown.In seven cases in four states, law enforcement in Arizona, Nevada and Louisiana are all actively investigation claims against Sharper on allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted women.Sharper is charged with two counts of rape by use of drugs, four counts of furnishing a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance, all felonies, the prosecutor's office said.The charges stem from alleged incidents involving two women in Los Angeles in October and January.The WDSU I-Team learned Wednesday that New Orleans investigators talked to a St. Bernard Parish deputy in connection to the simple rape case against Sharper.Sgt. Brandon Licciaradi's lawyer said detectives wanted information and asked about text messages sent from Sharper to Licciardi. His lawyer says the St. Bernard cop introduced Sharper to the alleged victim at a Warehouse District bar the night the alleged incident happened.Licciardi's lawyer says his client is not a target of any investigation.According to WTVJ, police in Miami Beach said Sharper was part of an investigation in 2011 involving an incident with two women who were in town on spring break.The women had fallen asleep at Sharper's condo and one of them woke up to find either Sharper or his brother, Jamie, behaving inappropriately and exposing himself, the report said.The two women were taken to a rape treatment center but no evidence of sexual battery was found and the case was closed.If Sharper is convicted in the Los Angeles case, he could face 30 years in prison. Sharper's lawyer said she is hopeful her client will be fully exonerated.Related:Sharper set for appearance in Los Angeles courtInvestigators interview St. Bernard Parish deputy about messages from SharperAriz. police release details in Sharper rape investigationDarren Sharper charged with drugging, raping two women by L.A. district attorneyFormer Saint Sharper suspected of rapeSign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!