Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Nate Webster has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
A jury convicted Webster in April on four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The victim was the teenage daughter of a Bengals assistant coach. Prosecutors also said Webster threatened her to keep her quiet.
Webster admitted to a sexual relationship with the girl but claimed it didn’t start until after she turned 16, the age of consent in Ohio. The jury didn’t buy it.
Webster faced up to 20 years. Before trial, he turned down a plea deal that would have meant about four years in prison, and he will now serve three times that.
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