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Kellen Winslow II has agreed to a new court settlement that will keep him in prison for 14 years for sexual crimes against five women, reports Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today.
An agreement presented on Friday in the Superior Court of San Diego replaces a previous plea agreement in November 2019, when the former NFL tight end pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault charges instead of facing the possibility of imprisonment. perpetual. The agreement stipulated that Winslow would spend 12 to 18 years behind bars, with a judge determining the length of the sentence after a hearing.
Winslow, 37, raped two women, assaulted another and committed sexual offenses against two other women, according to the agreement.
The deal includes a new guilty plea from Winslow for assaulting a hitchhiker with the intention of committing rape in March 2018, replacing a guilty plea he made in November 2019 for sexual assault against the same woman.
The jury at Winslow’s first trial in spring 2019 was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on all the charges he faced. San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Dan Owens told USA Today that Winslow could have received an even lighter sentence if he had gone to trial again for the unresolved charges.
“Ultimately, we think this was the most appropriate sentence for Mr. Winslow’s conduct, taking these other things into account,” said Owens.
Winslow, a first-round pick for the Browns in 2004, has played 10 seasons in the NFL for four teams.