what he shouldn't have to take responsibility for is what he didn't do. >> reporter: but for cory bateyas seen on video touching the victim. so his legal team throws a hail mary and calls cory himself to testify, something defendants rarely do. cory grew up in the rough part of nashville and whose mom works at vanderbilt appears nervous but is sure to make eye contact with jurors. at times, his memory is razor-sharp, but ask him how photos of the victim got on his phone, his mind goes blank. >> i didn't know they got there. i didn't remember. i didn't know what had happened to the young lady in the pictures and i deleted them immediately. >> reporter: cory estimates he had between 14 and 22 alcoholic drinks that night and claims he still can't remember what happened on the night in question. >> what, if any, recollection today do you have of that event? >> not at all. >> reporter: but then, a stunning admission by the 20-year-old defendant. one that is likely to send him to prison. >> i was just drunk out of my mind. this is just something i would never do in my right state of mind. i'm

unlawful penetration, aggravated sexual battery, tampering with evidence. >> reporter: co-defendant cory batey'slture on campus was the real culprit. >> what was the culture for corey batey? culture that encouraged underage drinking. consume alcohol to the point that you pass out and can't remember. >> reporter: brandon vandenberg's attorney takes a different approach, claiming his client was a virtual bystander and only filmed his teammates assaulting the victim. >> i think mr. vandenberg's biggest defense is that is, "not i." and "i should not be held accountable for the actions of others." honestly. >> reporter: he maintains brandon's only crime was taking pictures. >> he took photographs that he never should have taken. he exercised judgment that was deplorable. he at least had the sense in the aftermath to be upset about it. >> reporter: after three hours of deliberation, the jury decides the fate of the two young men. >> in regards to mr. vandenburg, count one we find him guilty of aggravated rape. >> reporter: an outcry from brandon vandenberg's father. his son's promising football career

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

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: testifying in his own defense monday former vanderbilt football player cory bateyed the courtroom admitting he is in a cell phone video that prosecutors say shows him sexually assaulting a female classmate in 2013. batey even attempting to apologize to the victim from the stand. >> i would like to extend a personalapology. >> reporter: batey and brandon vandenburg are charged with aggravated rape and sexual battery. batey testified he was too drunk to remember the incident. claiming 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

. >> we the jury find the defendant cory batey guilty of aggravated rape. >> reporter: this morning corynburg, two former vanderbilt football players are behind bars, convicted on all counts of aggravated rape and sexual battery against a former neuroscience student and dance team member in 2013. >> we find mr. vandenburg guilty of aggravated rape. >> reporter: the jury 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 the former players and two others 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 encouragi

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

. >> reporter: this morning members of the jury that convict convicted brandon vandenburg and cory batey video of the alleged attack shook them to their core. >> that's not fair. how could they do this to this young lady? there just can't be enough explanation for me. >> reporter: the prosecution argued the former football players and two other teammates brought the unconscious victim a neuroscience major to vandenburg's room after a night of heavy drinking. some of the men including batey sexually assaulting her with vandenburg encouraging the attack. >> i do hold him criminally responsible. >> reporter: the verdict handed down after just three hours tuesday. jurors say they didn't buy the defense's argument that batey was too drunk. after having between 14 and 22 drinks to remember the incident. both men face 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 yor

. >> 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