Former NBA player, actor Rashid Byrd gets 90 years to life in California State Prison for violent sexual assaults

Source: KTLA-TV

Former NBA player, actor gets 90 years to life in California State Prison for violent sexual assaults

by: Will Conybeare
Posted: Mar 2, 2024 / 07:02 AM PST
Updated: Mar 2, 2024 / 07:02 AM PST

A former NBA player and actor was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison on Friday for a series of violent sexual assaults, some of which occurred in Los Angeles County, authorities said.

According to a release from the Los Angeles Police Department, their investigation into Rashid Byrd began in 2019 after a victim came forward to report she had been sexually assaulted.

“During their investigation, detectives learned [that] in 2010, Byrd was convicted of sexual assault involving a different victim,” the LAPD release stated. “Detectives also discovered that Byrd had been arrested for sexually assaulting a young woman in Washington State in 2005.”

Byrd’s victims told investigators that he was “initially charming” before he subsequently forced them into a variety of sex acts.

“He started as a charmer, ...

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Byrd played in the NBA G-league.