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发帖数: 2123 | 1 Tyson was arrested in July 1991 for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree
Washington, Miss Black Rhode Island, in an Indianapolis hotel room. Tyson's
rape trial took place in the Marion County superior court from January 26 to
February 10, 1992.[71]
Partial corroboration of Washington's story came via testimony from Tyson's
chauffeur, Virginia Foster, who confirmed Desiree Washington's state of
shock after the incident. Further testimony came from Thomas Richardson, the
emergency room physician who examined Washington more than 24 hours after
the incident and confirmed that Washington's physical condition was
consistent with rape.[72]
Under lead defense lawyer Vincent J. Fuller's direct examination, Tyson
claimed that everything had taken place with Washington's full cooperation
and he claimed not to have forced himself upon her. When he was cross-
examined by lead prosecutor Gregory Garrison, Tyson denied claims that he
had misled Washington and insisted that she wanted to have sex with him.[73]
Tyson was convicted on the rape charge on February 10, 1992 after the jury
deliberated for nearly 10 hours.[74]
Alan Dershowitz, acting as Tyson's counsel, filed an appeal urging error of
law in the Court's exclusion of evidence of the victim's past sexual conduct
, the exclusion of three potential defense witnesses, and the lack of a jury
instruction on honest and reasonable mistake of fact.[75] The Indiana Court
of Appeals ruled against Tyson in a 2–1 vote.[75]
On March 26, 1992, Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison along with
four years of probation.[76] Despite being 25 years old at the time of the
crime, he was assigned to the Indiana Youth Center (now the Plainfield
Correctional Facility) in April 1992,[77] and he was released in March 1995
after serving less than three years of his six-year sentence.[1] During his
incarceration, Mike Tyson converted to Islam[7][78] and adopted the Muslim
name Malik Abdul Aziz;[79][80][81] other sources reported this name as Malik
Shabazz.[82]
Due to his conviction, Tyson was required to register as a Tier II sex
offender under federal law.[83][84][85][86] |
