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Brian Banks is a former American football player who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Las Vegas Locomotives. He was falsely accused of rape in 2002 and spent six years in prison, but his conviction was overturned in 2012 when his accuser confessed to lying.
Aug 8, 2019 · Despite the lack of any DNA evidence, Banks faced the risk of being sentenced to 41 years to life in prison, and his lawyer advised him to take a plea deal. Banks pleaded no contest to one...
Aug 1, 2019 · In June 2002, Wanetta Gibson, 15, accused junior Brian Banks, 16, then a standout football player at Long Beach Poly High, of dragging her into a stairwell and raping her. The alleged incident happened just before lunchtime at their school. Banks denied any wrongdoing.
Brian Banks is a biographical drama film based on the true story of Brian Banks, a former football player who was falsely accused of rape and imprisoned. The film follows his struggle to clear his name and pursue his NFL dream with the help of the California Innocence Project.
Aug 16, 2019 · Banks, 34, was a standout high school football player who many believed had a shot at the NFL, until his dreams were derailed when he was falsely accused of rape by a high school classmate in 2002. He was only 16, took a plea and served nearly six years in prison.
May 25, 2012 · Brian Banks, a former Long Beach Polytechnic High School football star, was wrongfully convicted of rape in 2003 and served five years in prison. He was exonerated in 2012 after his alleged victim recanted her accusation and DNA evidence proved his innocence.
Aug 12, 2019 · 'Brian Banks' actors Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear and director Tom Shadyac talk about releasing a movie about a man falsely accused of rape in the #MeToo era, the issue of criminal justice...
