Former players guilty of rape

Two former Dons football players and a high school friend have each been sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to eight felony counts, stemming from a videotaped rape that occurred last year.
Michael Clemmons of Tustin, Luster Lewis of Irvine, and John Paul Foster of Seaside all plead guilty to four felony counts of rape of a person unable to resist due to an intoxicating substance, one felony count of sexual penetration and three felony counts of oral copulation of a person unable to resist.
Clemmons and Lewis were on the Santa Ana College football team at the time of the assault in July of 2008.
The three were arrested earlier this year after Tustin police received a video of the men raping an unconscious female.
The incident occurred at the Key Inn located in Tustin.
   Police said the woman had been unaware that the sexual assault had taken place until authorities notified her.
   The 21-minute tape was turned over to Tustin authorities on Dec. 28, 2008. It was described as extremely graphic by the Orange County District Attorney's office.
The men were first arraigned on 12 counts and six charges on Jan. 30. Additional charges were filed by the Orange County District Attorney.
Throughout the video, according to the DA's office, the felons are seen slapping the victim in the face and holding her nose closed in order to suffocate her.
One defendant is seen ejaculating on the unconscious victim's face.
Foster is seen handing off a video camera to someone else in order to urinate on the victim and rub his penis on her.
The woman remained unconscious throughout the video due to intoxication.
Clemmons and Lewis were accused of moving the victim from the bed to the floor and rearranging her body into different positions while repeatedly raping her.
Authorities said it is unclear if anyone else was present in the room during the filming of the assault.
   In a victim impact statement read before sentencing, the victim told the court she had been emotionally scarred and had lost her ability to trust others.
The victim said she felt humiliated after the incident because friends refused to believe she had been raped.
The morning after, her assailants refused to drive her home, instead forcing her to take the bus, according to court records.
The victim's mother also spoke at the sentencing, denouncing the acts of the three men as "sadistic."
Although the men have each been sentenced to six years, legal experts say they will likely not serve their full sentences.
   Clemmons, Foster and Lewis will also have to register as sex offenders upon their release from prison.
Santa Ana College officials declined requests for comment on the sentencing.