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After being in custody nearly 3½ years, a former professional basketball player will be spending the rest of his life in prison.
Rashid Byrd, who played in the NBA D-League and overseas, was sentenced to 90 years to life for a series of violent sexual assaults.
Byrd was arrested by Los Angeles Police in 2020, after they investigated a victim’s report that she was assaulted by Byrd the previous year.
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Rashid Byrd of the Los Angeles D-Fenders boxes out during a game at Staples Center Nov. 30, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Johnny Vy/NBAE via Getty Images)
That investigation found Byrd was also convicted of sexual assault in 2010 and arrested for a sexual assault in Washington in 2005.
« He started as a charmer, playing up his status as an athlete and pseudo-celebrity, but that quickly faded into rapes and violence, » said Det. Dara Brown, the lead investigator on the case.
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Rashid Byrd of the Los Angeles D-Fenders during a D-League game against the Bakersfield Jam at Staples Center Dec. 14, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Johnny Vy/NBAE via Getty Images)
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« The LAPD is grateful for the brave women who came forward to tell their stories, » Brown added. « While this investigation has gone on for years, we are thankful that Byrd is no longer on the streets. »
Byrd, who stands at 7-foot-1, signed contracts with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings but never appeared in an NBA game. He played in 19 games for the Lakers’ D-League affiliate in the 2008-09 season.
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Rashid Byrd attends the GBK Luxury Sports Lounge prior to the ESPY Awards at W Hollywood July 15, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for GBK Productions)
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Byrd also appeared in the Will Ferrell hit « Semi-Pro. »
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