Ex-Ohio State RB Found Not Guilty of Rape; Accuser Lied About Entire Ordeal

For what seems like the millionth time, a man was found to be not guilty on the charge of rape and the accuser won’t face any charges for lying about the entire ordeal.

Former Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn must feel like he has a new lease on life after the jury verdict was read Friday in a Columbus courtroom and he was acquitted of rape charges.

She testified one thing, he denied all accusations, but it was ultimately it was her voice admitting to her lies that freed Dunn from a false accusation.

“Not guilty on all counts. That was the verdict Friday for former Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn. Dunn was charged with two counts of rape. He is now a free man. “These are very difficult cases because rape is a horrible crime, a heinous crime. It’s just something that he didn’t do.” Dunn and his accuser dated briefly in the summer of 2017. She told jurors they had broken up by August 20, when he called her at 4 a.m. for a ride. She picked him up and took him to her apartment, where she said he raped her. Dunn took the stand yesterday and denied any forced contact. The woman admitted to contacting Dunn up to 27 times after the alleged rape. Jurors heard recordings of her telling Dunn she would tell everyone she had lied about it. Before the jury was seated, Tuesday prosecutors offered to drop everything in exchange for a guilty plea to misdemeanor assault. “My client has categorically rejected that offer,” Landusky said Tuesday. “My client has told me, and I even asked him, if they offer a minor misdemeanor disorderly conduct and suspended all fines and costs, would you take a deal? He says no. and his reason for that is because he is an innocent man. He’s not just presumed innocent, but actually innocent.”

Dunn was a backup running back for Ohio State from 2012 to 2015.

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