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Aug 5, 2019 · Brian Banks lost 11 years of his life and nearly forfeited his dream of playing in the NFL when he was falsely accused of raping a female acquaintance while they both were in high school. The ...
Brian Banks was headed for a college football career and on a path to the pros when he was falsely accused of rape and imprisoned. In 2002, Brian Banks was a 16-year-old high school football star with a seemingly unlimited future ahead of him. At 6'1" and 240 lbs., the linebacker had verbally committed to playing college football at the ...
Aug 9, 2019 · Brian Banks: Directed by Tom Shadyac. With Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd. A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison.
May 24, 2012 · When Gibson accused Banks of rape following an encounter at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, his attorneys encouraged him to plead no contest instead of going to trial before a jury and risking ...
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.
Jun 10, 2012 · Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about Brian Banks, a man wrongly convicted of rape, and how the justice system failed him. LONG BEACH – Ten years ago, a 17-year-ol…
Apr 14, 2023 · April 14, 2023. In 2002, Brian Banks was a 17-year-old high school football star with a promising future ahead of him. Unfortunately, his life took a drastic turn when he was falsely accused of kidnapping and raping a female classmate. Despite maintaining his innocence, the combination of poor legal counsel, lack of investigative work, and a ...
