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guilty. >> reporter: former vanderbilt university football players cory batey and brandon vandenburg -- >> guilty of aggravated rape. >> reporter: both found guilty an on-campus sexual assault. the victim in court every day. >> reporter: the jury -- who had been shown cell phone video evidence of the rape -- taking just three hours to find the men guilty. the profession prosecution argued vandebburg batey and two other former players brought the unconscious victim who was casually seeing and inging vandebburg to his room after a night of heavy drinking. saying while batey and another man sexually assaulted the woman, vandenburg egged them on. >> i remember waking up in an unfamiliar room. >> reporter: the prosecution reading a statement on the victims' behalf. >> you are not alone. you are not to blame. >> reporter: the topic, a painful national discussion. 95 campuses are under federal investigation for their handling of sexual assault complaints on campus. and just this week, a stanford student, charged for allegedly raping a woman on campus grounds. two students on bikes stopped t

jurors say they didn't buy batey's defense. a lot of people called it the too drunk defense.t'd you think of it? >> i thought it was utterly ridiculous. >> reporter: but these jurors now wondering if the crime could have been prevented if someone spoke up. >> when you see someone that looks like they may be in trouble, do something, don't assume that someone else will. >> reporter: one of the other jurors was assaulted a few years ago, and that's why they may want to possibly turn over the verdict. >> and we will have more on this on "20/20" later tonight. >>> in the meantime what happened to tiger woods today, and what did he say afterwards? >>> and tonight, ben affleck and matt damon, now weighing in on who did it in deflate gate. it's my prescription. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache abdominal pain and diarrhea. if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exist. avoid if you take clopidogrel. it's my prescription. nexium 40mg is available only by prescription

batey testified he was too drunk to remember the incident.ing he blacked out after consuming between 14 and 22 drinks that night. >> what if any, recollection today do you have of that event? >> none at all. >> reporter: batey saying he didn't realize what he had done until the next morning finding graphic pictures on his phone on his way to church. >> i was horrified. i didn't -- i didn't know how they got there. i immediately deleted them. >> a lot of things you don't recall. blame it on the alcohol, correct? >> reporter: the alleged victim a former neuroscience major and vanderbilt dance team member overcome with emotion when those pictures and cell phone video of the attack shown in court monday but like batey she says she has no recollection of the actual attack testifying last week she had been out drinking that night with vandenburg who she had been casually seeing at the time before passing out. we distorted her voice. >> i remember waking up in an unfamiliar room at 8:00 something the next morning rt both have pleaded not guilty. van

it sounds like batey's defense.rent defenses but it sounds like batey's defense is "a," i got so drunk i couldn't create the intent to commit sexual assault. that's not a real defense as a legal matter. it seems as a practical matter what they'll try to do is point the finger at one of these other two guys who will be coming in to testify against them as a legal matter. they say they're charged with the wrong crime. but, boy, if he is on this videotape doing that that is a tough position to be in as a defense lawyer. >> talk more about the videotape. very graphic. >> the videotape and other images here, remember, with regard to batey, very, very powerful testimony. vandenburg different defense. he is the one alleged to have orchestrated this. meaning the authorities don't even think he actually was involved in the rape itself but they say that he was part of the entire thing. meaning he had the intent to do it. he was egging people on in the group. he was sending out the videos and as a legal matter under tennessee

were convicted on four counts of aggravated rape and two counts of sexual battery. >> we find cory batey guilty. >> reporter: the two men seen in this footage accused of bringing an unconscious victim to vandenburg's room after a night of heavy drifting in 2013 where she was sexually assaulted. the jury's decision coming after just three hours of deliberation. thanks in part to a damning cell phone video. tell me what your feelings were when they played that video for you. >> horrified and utterly disgusted. >> i ask myself how could they do this to this young lady? >> reporter: jurors telling us during jury selection attorneys asked if they were prepared for the graphic nature of this crime? >> they mentioned, you know thisis is a rape trial. there will be graphic images and graphic statements and, you know, can you handle that? >> reporter: as it stands now vandenburg and batey will be sentenced march 6th and face decades in prison. the other two men involved are still awaiting trial. >> many more developments to come. thank you. >>> a lot of other news overnight. as always we turn to

it was me. >> reporter: batey's attorney blaming alcohol saying his client was too drunk after havings to remember the incident. the prosecution says the verdict gave the victim something she's been seeking for nearly two years, justice. both defendants will be sentenced on march 6th. they're facing decades in prison. adds for the other two men they're aaawaiting a separate trial. for the victim vindication on this day. she says that from this, she hopes the discussion will come on how to end sexual violence on college campuses. robin. >> a hope that many of us share. all right, ryan, thank you. >>> now to a dramatic rescue caught on camera. firefighters rushing into a burning apartment saving three little children. helmet cam capturing the terrifying ordeal. abc's reena ninan has that story. >> reporter: check out this unprecedented glimpse of what it's like for firefighters to run into a burning building. racing against the clock as they try to rescue three children. >> where is she? >> how old is she, ma'am? >> reporter: for firefighters in fresno, california, armed with gopros on

batey and brandon vandenburg two former vanderbilt football players are behind bars, convicted on allvated rape and sexual battery against a former neuroscience student and dance team member in 2013. >> we find mr. vandenburg guilty of aggravated rape. >> reporter: deliberating for three hours. their families crying out in the courtroom. the victim wiping away tears. the prosecution reading a message on her behalf. >> finally i want to remind other victims of sexual violence, you are not alone. you are not to blame. >> reporter: vandenburg's attorney emotionally speaking out following the verdict. >> what did brandon say to you after the verdict? >> he asked me what happened? and he didn't -- he just -- you know, he didn't understand. >> reporter: the prosecution argued that they brought the unconscious victim to vandenburg's room after a night of heavy drinking some of the men including batey sexually assaulting the woman there with vandenburg encouraging the attack. the woman testifying in court last week we've distorted her voice. >> i remember waking up in an unfamiliar room. >> r

nashville jury just a few hours to convict former vanderbilt football players brandon vandenburg and core bateyboth found guilty of aggravated rape and section you'll battery. prosecutors say they laughed and took photos as a group of men defiled a female neurosurgeon student. >> did you consent to any of the acts? >> absolutely not. >> did you consent to any photographs be taken of you? no. >> reporter: prosecutors say vandenburg brought his 21-year-old unconscious girlfriend back to the dorm room on the night of the attack. one witness testified that vandenburg even flew to california to destroy information on his cell phone. his attorneys cited a college culture of excessive drinking and promiscuity. >> they're good boys. >> reporter: prosecutors read a statement from the victim. >> i'm thankful that the criminal justice system will hold the defendants responsible for their violent crimes. >> reporter: vandenburg and batye face decades in prison. sentencing set for march 6th. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker, takes the first step toward a white

jurors say they didn't buy the defense's argument that batey was too drunk.e decades in prison when they are sentenced in early march. as their case leaves a lasting impression on the men and women who helped decide their fate. >> i realize in such a short period of time so many young lives were utterly devastated. >> reporter: ryan smith, abc news new york. >> ryan thank you. much more from the vanderbilt jurors. exclusive new details tonight on "20/20." >>> in medical news now some vindication for tamiflu. it can reduce flu symptoms by one day. may help some patient as void complications, however, researchers also warn this controversial drug does have serious side effects so as always consult your doctor. >>> and finally, some inspiration on this friday morning. thanks to six-time olympic gold medal swimming amy van dyken. last june an atv accident left her paralyzed from the waist down but today she is going back to work as a swimming analyst on the pac-12 network and says she's training in rehab harder than when she was winning medals. optimistic since h

brandon vandenburg and corey batey were found guilty. after a night of drinking in 2013.urred as he took pictures. both men now face decades in prison. >> authorities in georgia have positively identified the bodies of a missing couple and a suspect who is already behind bars is now facing murder charges. authorities say 69-year-old ray runion and his 66-year-old wife june had been shot to death. runion postosted craig's list post looking for >> 4:52 now. coming up next on "action news" at 5:00 cleanup continues today after that winter storm slammed parts of the northeast. >> up next, new video of a high speed chase in western pennsylvania and the fleeing driver had her hands behind her back. >> ♪♪ i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. thank you. happy valentine's day. i love you. uh, i mean thank you. you're welcome. share the l

a jury in nashville yesterday convicted brandon vandenburg and corey batey of raping a former studentburg broader an unconscious 21-year-old woman he had been seeing back to his dorm room after a night of drinking back in 2013. as the assault occurred the player took pictures and sent them to friends. two other former football players are still facing charges. >> it's 5:53 and up next hear how the snow helped track down a suspected burglar in delaware county. >> breaking overnight a woman leaps from a burning building in the suburbs. hear from her in a live report at 6:00 a.m. >> ♪♪ >> snowfall if last week gets credit for helping solve a burglary spree in delaware county. police set up an undercover operation saturday morning in drexel hill. someone had been breaking into more than a dozen homes and cars on foss avenue. detectives say they spotted 24-year-old stevenore. footprints led them to him and his girlfriend. >> they were serious. they were on a roll and people were home in bed which is frightening. >> police recovered purses jewelry and electronics. dolceamore remains behind

. >> reporter: prosecutors say corey batey and brandon vandenburg laughed and took photos as a grouppedap and defiled a female student. two other former players brandon banks and jaborian mckenzie, have also been charged and will be tried at a later date. the alleged assault took place on june 23, 2013. security cameras show vandenburg and other players carrying an unconscious woman out of his car and into a dormitory elevator.r. they take compromising photos of her and then drag her into his room. >> reporter: the university stumbled across the footage while investigating a separate f incident of vandalism. school officials questioned the players and contacted police who say vandenbrg was sending videos to friends in real time and encouraging the assault. the alleged victim, a 21-year- old neuroscience student who says she was dating vandenburg at the time, testified she had no memory of the events. she said she only found out what happened when police showed her videos of the attack. >> reporter: defense attorneys have blamed alcohol and a campus culture where anything goes. severa

you had batey, the main perpetrator. he took the stand during the trial.denburg who was on a date with the young woman. >> the boyfriend. >> he didn't perhaps participate as much -- >> whoa. wait a minute. >> i didn't mean to say that. >> let's pretend you and i rob a bank all right. you go in and get crazy and shoot somebody. i'm into this shooting too. it's one for all, and all for one. >> does this -- >> van denburg didn't physically rape her. he handed his girlfriend over to these three guys on a silver platter. he was videoing it laughing and instrumenting them what to do. the fact is he said he had used drugs and couldn't get an erection. he had to turn on porn there at the time to try to get an erection. all right? he may not have physically raped her, but he was part of the plan. he was responsible for the plan. he aided and a betted the attack on this woman. >> i wondered would this other men had done this had he not agoed themago ed aged them on. >> maybe what he did was worse? is there a precedent? >> i don't think him being charged is a precede

brandon vandenburg cory batey convicted of rape of a woman in a dorm room. police sentence in the march each rape charge carries up to 60 year sentence, and each sexual battery charge carries up to 30 year sentence. trials are pending for two other men charged in that case. >>> time now is 5:19. and the state department says one of the people killed in yesterday's attack in libya is an american, officials say gunmen stormed the core inch thea hotel in triply. they killed ten people including american contractor david berry, french citizen and three people from asia. the attackers are believed to be part of the libyan branch of isis. they were killed following an hour's long stand-off. >> meanwhile, efforts are underway to win the release of japanese man and a jordanian pilot being held hostage by isis. the extremists are threatening to kill them, by wednesday night, japanese time, if jordan does not release an iraqi woman jailed for her involvement in the deadly 2005 hotel bombing in jordan. >> president obama is back in washington this morning following an

so his co-defendant, cory batey and this man, brandon vandenburg, were convicted on several counts ofe. vandenburg was convicted on additional counts of tampering with evidence and unlawful photography. that would obviously point to all the pictures and video of the attack. their sentencing is scheduled for march the 6th. and they're facing several years, many years. there are two others involved here as well, allegedly. two other ex-football players still awaiting their trial for rape and sexual battery. after the verdict was read, the victim's attorney did some reading of his own. an emotional statement that came from the young woman who was at the heart of this case. and that statement read in part, quote, i want to remind other victims of sexual violence, you are not alone, you are not to blame. she may never have known of any of this. she knew nothing the next morning when she awoke, battered, bruised and covered in vomit. she knew nothing. it was the video that told the story. let's bring in our legal experts to discuss this case. paul callan and mel robbins. paul, i begin with

jury convicted two former vanderbilt university students of aggravated rape and related charges, cory bateyn con vandenberg could serve decades for gang raping a student in 2014. video shows the player carrying an unconscious woman through the dorm and graphic images of the assault were taken from the players' cell phones and two other explayers await trial for rape and sexual battery. lawyers for one man convicted want the verdict thrown out saying the juror did not disclose they that that person is a sexual assault victim. so let's talk more about this. cnn commentator and legal analyst mel robins and legal analyst criminal defense attorney joey jackson. joey, you first, will the vanderbilt case, you know, help in the prosecution of future claims? ? you know i think it could. good afternoon. at the end of the day r what you want is you want a jury to be fair be impartial and everything else. to be clear, the evidence here was compelling. you saw a videotape and various things being done to the victim on the videotape, and the prosecution certainly had a lot of evidence to get a conviction

brandon vandenburg and cory batey could face decades in prison after being convicted on a combined total of 16 felony counts, including aggravated rape. two other former vanderbilt football players are awaiting trial over their role in the rape. the victim, who was unconscious at the time, says she does not remember being raped as the assailants took photographs and videos of the attack. after the verdict, assistant district attorney jan norman read a statement from the victim. >> i am also hopeful the simplicity of the case believed to a discussion of how we can end sexual violence on college campuses. finally, i want to remind other victims of sexual violence, you are not alone. you are not to blame. thank you. >> the vanderbilt case marks a rare example where college students accused of rape have been punished both by their universities and the legal system. the four students were kicked off the football team and banned from campus after the charges were filed. one of the students, jaborian mckenzie, transferred to another school, alcorn state, where he was allowed to play football de

. >> we find corey batey guilty of aggravated rape. we find mr. vandenburg guilty of aggravated rape. >> prosecutors say they laughed and took photos as a group raped a female student in a dorm. the defense argued the men were too drunk to know what they were doing and blamed a college culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex. >>> golfer robert allenby says he was drugged during a tournament in honolulu. but they are suspects after seeing these photos on facebook. vladimir dutihi is here. >> it's fair to say, none of allenby's victories never garnered the media and intense scrutiny he now finds himself under. >> i was a victim and all of a sudden you're putting the blame on me. >> reporter: robert allenby says the attack was so violent he was left with a concussion for a week. >> my story stays exactly the same as the way i told it. >> reporter: on january 16th he was at this honolulu wine bar when he was stopped by three strangers on the way t.ou later in the parking lot he says an unknown man approached him. >> 2 1/2 hours later i woke up o

. >> reporter: vandenburg and cory batey are pleading not guilty. everyone had too much to drink. >> what did he tell you had happened? >> he told me that i had gotten sick in his room and that he had to spend the whole night taking care of me. >> reporter: it was the police who told her days later that she may have been raped after watching surveillance video of four football players carrying her into her dorm. she says she later saw the cell phone video recorded during the rape and heard the laughter. the tape played in court thursday. prosecutors say the young men were sharing the video with friends. >> to knowingly consent to anything you have to be at least conscious. >> reporter: for "good morning america," steve osunsami abc news atlanta. >> you can see more on the vanderbilt case on "20/20" at 10:00 p.m. 9:00 eastern on abc. >>> more on deflate-gate. what it means for tom brady and his supermodel wife giselle bundchen. what kind of fallout might they face from all the controversy? paula faris back with that. hey, paula. >> reporter: good to

. >> congresswoman batey also has something to say. the mayor has always been an intellectual resource to us as far as policy and organizing. i don't know if you saw a speech the other day, he talks the infrastructure and thank us for what we did. the fact is he came to washington and advocate for that in a very positive way and got results. what a wonderful city for many purposes. this meeting certainly went off a well. [indiscernible] the dnc makes the decision. we probably concluded. the prospect of success was not there, despite the fact that he would win on election night. they are a wonderful family, he is a wonderful american. he served our country in many ways. i do not want to make a joke about his candidacy, but i do not think __ i said, i thought he was the preferred candidate. thank you all again. i just want to go back to one point. you mentioned about voting rights and civil rights, that aspect of this meeting. i just like to say that __ mr. van hollen said where do we go from here, budget priorities and how we arrive at