Denver Broncos Cornerback Perrish Cox Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
by John Bena on May 16, 2011 10:35 AM MDT
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In the midst of the NFL Lockout, much of the news we do hear about has nothing to do with football and worse yet usually focuses on the negative. As such, Denver Broncos defensive back Perrish Cox has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges this morning in a courtroom in Castle Rock, CO.
If convicted, Cox could face life in prison. Cox was charged with one count of sexual assault while the victim was physically helpless and one count of sexual assault while the victim was incapable of determining the nature of the conduct.
The alleged assault occurred is said to have occurred in early September, though Cox was not arrested until three month later, on December 9, 2010.
Cox played in 15 games for the Broncos in 2010, finishing with one interception and 2 forced fumbles. Cox was also credited with 59 tackles. Cox was drafted in the 5th Round of the 2010 NFL Draft after attending Oklahoma State.
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Camille Washington is the Accuser
http://www.thesource.com/articles/39534
Denver didn’t draft a CB at the 2011 draft. The 1+1 tells me the Broncos don’t think these charges stick.
Welcome to Denver Von Miller.
Pleading not guilty, he better be right no then...
It isn’t uncommon for law enforcement to wait until all of the investigation is accomplished until they make an arrest. The district attoney wants to make sure the people have a case before the pursue which is smart. Mr Cox better have all of his ducks in a row, because if he is found guilty, it will be bye bye Cox…
ducks
If he gets his ducks in a row it might not be pretty
You what I meant Bagdad...
Cox is taking a huge chance pleading not guilty, which is the only way I could see him continuing his football career…If he pled guilty he would likely serve some jail or prison time and parole which would basically eliminate him ever playing in the NFL again. This is the chance he has and what does the girl get? Even if he is found not guilty of the charges she can then sue him for civil damages much like Ron Goldman’s dad did against OJ Simpson. She’ll be raked over the coals, but might still come out smelling like a rose in a later suit, collecting from Mr Cox’ paycheck every week…
by bfree2bronc on May 16, 2011 11:41 AM MDT up reply actions
It's really not at all "a huge chance". It's not even a risk. It's normal. It's standard.
You can always change a ‘not guilty’ plea. You can’t change a guilty plea, well, not easily. Cox pleading not guilty tells us absolutely nothing. And it means nothing. Truly, not important what so ever. It’s the standard first step
If his case is good, he’ll take it through court, fight and eventually win. Then she’ll sue him in civil court, where the burden of proof is much less… and he’ll eventually settle with her for money – even if he’s not guilty. Sadly, that’s the way these things work.
If he is actually guilty, then they’ll probably settle the case before trial. But again, his initial plea of not guilty has no bearing and no importance.
Von. Doom. Pow!
I’m pretty unfamiliar with the specifics but is the accusation that he got her really drunk/drugged her? Only way I can think of those charges being brought.
by Bob's Crab Emporium on May 16, 2011 11:19 AM MDT reply actions
I think it was more along the lines that she was already really drunk and he took advantage of her.
I don’t think he actually drugged her otherwise more charges would’ve been thrown in there.
I think it’s gonna come down to was she too intoxicated to give actual proper consent and be in the state of mind to know what she was doing because it doesn’t sound like he violently forced his way on her either.
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 11:33 AM MDT up reply actions
was he intoxicated as well?
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by Pmoreno95 on May 16, 2011 11:40 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Probably
but that won’t matter since you are still legally responsible for your actions even if you’re intoxicated.
It’ll look a heck of a lot worse if he wasn’t drunk though.
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by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
So shouldnt she be responsible as well?
"The only thing I’m addicted to right now is winning." -Charlie Sheen
"I'm going to be a Bronco forever" -Rahim Moore
by Pmoreno95 on May 16, 2011 12:18 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Exactly
I could easily see this as being one of those situations many if not most people could have ended up on the wrong side of at some point in their life, myself included. If that’s all this case is about (two drunk people having sex) and he’s facing life while Brandon Marshall can seemingly abuse his girl as much as he wants (in the courts’ eyes anyway, it seems like she took the matter into her own hands) than something is terribly wrong with our judicial system. I know it has a lot to do with charges being filed, but c’mon man.
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on May 16, 2011 12:36 PM MDT up reply actions
There's no way he'll go away for life
That’s just the max sentence he can get.
The only way he’ll go away for life is if there are circumstances that have not been released to the public and are so incriminating that he is deemed a menace to society and must be locked up for good.
Some 1st degree murderers don’t even get life.
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by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions
haha, it's tough to understand
I’ve taken courses in law in both university and high school and the line is muddy to me as well.
From my understanding, what the law says is that she (the victim) was so intoxicated that she was 1. unable to make a reasonable decision since she has no clue what she was doing and 2. fully understand the consequences of her actions. So even if she said yes, since she does not meet either those requirements, she is not of a reasonable mind and cannot make intelligient desicions. It’s the same argument with minors and mentally challenged persons. The accused would therefore argue that because she was not of a reasonable mind, Cox took advantage of her.
The law is far more strict when it comes to alcohol and the accused. It was his responsibility to not get ridiculously drunk and he must know that every action he commits while intoxicated, he’ll be responsible for no matter what. This might not seem fair but if it wasn’t the case then no drunk driver would ever be arrested because he could argue that he did not know what he was doing.
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by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
I should also not that I studied canadian law, not american but both are the same in principle
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by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
*note
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions
Since Cox was aressted some 90 days after the fact makes me wonder if she came forth with the charges as soon as the incident happened...
Say maybe the next morning after she sobbered up or at a hospital the night it happened…I really don’t think Cox is a preditor of women and why should he be and he really hasn’t been in trouble much other than staying out late and being late for practice in college? If he get’s off he better thank his lucky stars and be good citizen.
by bfree2bronc on May 16, 2011 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
I was just speaking in terms of the actual assualt and not the outside factors
My guess was she was really drunk, probably beyond consent, but didn’t care until she realized that she could make money off of this.
However you could also make the argument that she was too scared to come foward until 90 days later or she didn’t realize what really happened until that long afterwards. It could be that she was literally was so intoxicated that she has little memory of what actually took place. In that case you could get a not guilty sentence due to lack of evidence.
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by AlbertaBronc on May 16, 2011 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Accuser came forward 8 weeks after the alleged incident
the time period was mentioned in one of the first accounts about the incident.
Orton, Tebow, Quinn, may the best man win!
by OrangeandBluesBros on May 16, 2011 5:00 PM MDT up reply actions
And it also took her something like
6 weeks to report the crime. So you can throw almost all physical evidence out the window. I dont think he is guilty. RMANN wrote a great piece on this
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
Cox had a pretty decent rookie season
Having him come back would be a huge boost in the long run as Champ and Goodman fade out. I hope things work out for him, but also that justice is done.
by fiddlesticksman on May 16, 2011 11:28 AM MDT reply actions
Cox: ".... I just control what I can control."
Like a passed out drunk woman?
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
That's more than just a little unfair.
We don’t know that he did anything. Give the man his day in court.
I suppose
It’s unfortunate that its the victim that gets put on trial half the time though. It’s got to be that way, because some women do make shit up and the consequences of being found guilty are so high. But for every one of those cases there are probably 10 women who won’t report being raped because of how the system works. Reading the comments up above about how Cox needs to discredit the victim is kind of stomach turning although that is exactly what he and his lawyer have to do.
If there was a rape, I hope he gets slammed.
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Mozgov: "I must break you..."
Agreed, I want him back on the team
And shouldn’t judge until facts are presented, but if he did the crime, he deserves to go to jail, not to weasel his way out.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
by Topher Doll on May 16, 2011 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions
If there was a rate, I hope his NFL career is over and he spends it behind bars.
If there was not a rape and Camille Washington is proven to be lying. I hope she spends several years behind bars.
This kind of accusation should be reciprocal if it can be PROVEN the woman lied. That is pretty rare, but has happened with cases of athletes or celebrities in the past.
Welcome to Denver Von Miller.
I was falsely accused of rape once
Police showed up at my house after I gave a woman, I had never met prior, a ride home from a bar.
I was arrested and in jail for the max they can hold you without charging (72 hours). I knew it was absolute BS and gave my story, DNA, anything they asked without even thinking about a lawyer. Come to find out, they changed it to sexual harassment charges, and I then got a lawyer. The lady never showed up to any of the hearings (because she was probably banking on me not being able to afford a lawyer, and screwing some random stranger over), and now I have to wait until the fifth year before I can expunge from my record.
Point is, I have been through this situation when it was a false accusation, and for one thing, I don’t understand why I can’t press charges for filing her filing a false police report (or I can, and had a really crappy lawyer who didn’t care to go through the process, which doesn’t make sense either, more money for him…), and moreso, in Cox’s case, I hope justice is served. If he did it, he deserves whatever penalty and/or time he gets. If he didn’t do it, I hope it serves as an(other) example for the courts to prevent these false filings further, and that she actually has to pay for it in some way (besides the spent time in court, etc).
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
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by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on May 16, 2011 1:52 PM MDT reply actions
I know that's a bit personal to share over the internet
But justice should be served everywhere dag nabbit.
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on May 16, 2011 2:59 PM MDT up reply actions
If you want to expunge your record
this post isn’t helping you. But good luck.
Orton, Tebow, Quinn, may the best man win!
by OrangeandBluesBros on May 16, 2011 4:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Dude, expunge your record means it drops off your official record. It’s not your reputation or anything like that.
Think of a speeding ticket that disappears after 7 years or whatever it is.
he's tall, blonde, smokes a cigar, and he's a pig!
by Scrappy Bill on May 21, 2011 12:09 AM MDT up reply actions
In other words
stop re-publishing the incident
Orton, Tebow, Quinn, may the best man win!
by OrangeandBluesBros on May 16, 2011 5:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks for the well wishes and advice
But I have nothing to hide and am not worried about it being an issue. I still shouldn’t have mentioned it honestly, but it was basically just to show that complete fabrications happen to every day people too, not just because you have money. Thanks again.
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on May 17, 2011 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions
You were held for 72 hours with no charges of any kind?
And then you claim this is allowed? I call bullshit.
"Be polite to everyone you meet, but be prepared to kill anyone"-tc16cav
by otisnixon'sparty on May 16, 2011 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions
??
I don’t claim it’s allowed. That is what happened. My lawyer was the one who claimed it is allowed. I guess I should look it up in the lawbooks eh? I was calling BS the whole time… Then and now, I’m not the only one calling BS on that or the reason for being there.
That whole situation severely affected my proverbial good samaritan attitude/outlook. I’m over the basic issues, back to being able to give a stranger the benefit of the doubt, but will never again, give a stranger a ride if I’m alone, unless I get cameras installed in my vehicle.
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on May 17, 2011 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Ok
I guess they probably had proper status on you, and your lawyer didn’t see the need to fully explain it (nothing wrong with that, still there either way) or your lawyer was really something. Your other post read without, further details, like you were detained for no reason for an allowed 72 hours (which is common in South America I believe), and you thought it was legit as well. I understand your new outlook, but hope you find a way to let it go. It is not uncommon for people to be trusting when it has only ended positively, but shows true virtue when it has hurt you before. And that does not mean avoiding certain situations is a bad idea. Hope you find the proper balance.
"Be polite to everyone you meet, but be prepared to kill anyone"-tc16cav
by otisnixon'sparty on May 17, 2011 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I believe PearlJam.
Anyone that has spent a night in jail will tell you that what is right or what is your rights, doesn’t necessarily happen.
I spent the night in jail for smoking a joint in a concert theater lobby. Not smart, I know. But I spent almost 48 hours in jail. 24 hours of them were after I posted bond. Then after all of that, charges were dropped when I pleaded not guilty YET agreed to pay some outrageous court costs.
Finally, the city filed a civil nuisance case against me which I settled for $1000.
And another thing, it’s freaking LEGAL to smoke a joint in the city limits where I was busted.
So please don’t tell me your a freaking expert on this stuff if you have no real experience.
he's tall, blonde, smokes a cigar, and he's a pig!
by Scrappy Bill on May 21, 2011 12:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Nice red herring
I pointed out being held for 72 hours with no charge, and his seemingly thinking that was ok. You mention being held for almost 48 hours and having been charged. If you cant see the difference, I am sorry. If you just wanted to tell that story, congrats.
"Be polite to everyone you meet, but be prepared to kill anyone"-tc16cav
by otisnixon'sparty on May 21, 2011 1:18 AM MDT up reply actions
The only thing sure in this
Is that no good can come of it. A man’s life is in the balance here and even if he is aquitted, there is still a suspension and a stigma attached to this incident.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
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My two cents on the subject
If Cox is proven guilty send him to jail and give him the slipperiest bar of soap they can find. If Cox is proven innocent and the women is lying he should sue her for damages, ie the money spent on the legal process and for the time he was inhibited from training due to the legal process. There should be a message sent that people cannot falsely accuse people of something as despicable as this and get off clean. If Cox is proven innocent I recommend he starts spending his off time with Champ, do some charity work, and chip away at the stigma that will be attached. Just my thoughts though
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You aren't proven innocent in a criminal case
The line is between guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and not guilty. If you are at the “I think he probably did it but maybe she’s lying, I dunno.” then he walks.
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Mozgov: "I must break you..."
What a rough situation this is
If this is a situation where 2 drunk people got down then how scary to have a judge base a decision on such a muddy line. If she was passed out that is one thing but if she was awake and conscious then I don’t see how he can be convicted, especially if he was intoxicated as well. I know when i am drunk everyone seems normal but as soon as i am sober everyone is noticeable wasted. How many times do 2 drunk people hook up and then wake up thinking what the crap happened? I know i had some blurry moments.
by jshaw546 on May 16, 2011 2:52 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Also, on a football note
The court date is set for Oct. 13. Does Cox get to play or does he face a suspension pending the result of the case?
by jshaw546 on May 16, 2011 2:55 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
That is up to the Commissioner
But in the past, he has let any court decision finalize before taking any action.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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Not in the Rothlisburger mess
There was never even a charge carried out against Ben if i recall correctly.
Yes, but he had more than one accusation
The Commissioner suspends players for their conduct, not their convictions. If this was Cox’s 2nd or 3rd violation, Goodell would have already informed him of pending action.
Character may be manifested in the great moments but it is made in the small ones -- Philip Brooks
My ship finally came in, but it was the Kobayashi Maru.
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by KaptainKirk on May 17, 2011 11:48 AM MDT up reply actions
My guess, and that's all it is...
Is that Cox is eventually found not guilty.
I don’t know enough of the specifics to have a credible opinion. Still, the accuser has two check marks against her going in. One, her looks and internet photos ans overall perceived persona will make her look badly. And it will probably be used against her… effectively. Two, by her own admission, she was hammered. It’s tough to take testimony to the bank, testimony from a girl that says she was so drunk that she couldn’t give consent, but still coherent enough to give testimony of the exact and specific facts. I think she will make for a bad witness. The case hinges directly on her testimony, in my understanding. And I just don’t see how in her drunken state, she can convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that she actually knows with surety what actually happened.
Still, she’ll win money in a civil suit. This is just her first step, the mandatory first step in getting paid. As for his guilt or innocence, I have no idea. But if I had to make a bet, I’d say he gets no suspension… ever.
Von. Doom. Pow!
We're all assuming she was just drunk
I suspect that she was drugged or had something spiked or an admission to the rape to a 3rd party for the prosecutors to bother with what would otherwise be a very difficult case to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
Or it’s just a high profile case some DA wanted to take to get some attention.
Welcome to Denver Von Miller.
Perrish Cox
played terrific as a rookie for a late round pick, stepping in and playing opposite Champ Bailey as well, or better then Andre Goodman would have. We need this guy back, he lacks great deep speed, but the better he gets the fewer holes he’ll have, he projects as a very solid 2 corner imo.
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