Former San Francisco 49er charged with raping disabled woman
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Former San Francisco 49ers and Raiders defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield was charged Monday with the rape of a disabled woman a year ago, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office, CBS San Francisco reported.
A press release issued by Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerny on Monday afternoon said that the 45-year-old Stubblefield sexually assaulted the developmentally disabled victim in April of last year.
According to the District Attorney's office, the victim was assaulted at the defendant's home in Morgan Hill.
On the afternoon of April 9, the victim -- who was age 31 at the time -- traveled to Stubblefield's home after he contacted her through a babysitter website to interview for a job.
According to a report by the Morgan Hill Police Department, the interview of the woman by Stubblefield lasted about 20 minutes.
She later received a text from Stubblefield saying he wanted to pay her for her time that day, and she went back to the house, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
After allegedly raping her, Stubblefield gave her $80 and let her go. The woman immediately went to the Morgan Hill Police Department and reported the rape. DNA evidence matched that of Stubblefield, the report said.
"This was a crime of violence against a vulnerable victim," said McInerny. "She was looking for a job and she was unconscionably assaulted."
Stubblefield's attorney, Gary Winuk, said the sex was consensual and that his client is being unfairly targeted because of his wealth and celebrity.
Stubblefield provided prosecutors with lie-detector results and with evidence that shows the sexual encounter last year was consensual, including proof that the woman asked his client for a job and money afterward, said attorney Ken Rosenfeld, who is also representing Stubblefield.
"Dana Stubblefield is being unfairly targeted due to his celebrity and wealth by someone with full motivation to lie," Rosenfeld said. "Mr. Stubblefield passed a lie-detector test with flying colors and will present a full, vigorous defense against these false allegations."
Stubblefield, who spent 11 years in the NFL and played with the 49ers, Redskins and Raiders during his career, faces five felony counts related to the assault. If convicted, Stubblefield faces a substantial prison sentence.
Bail has been set at $250,000.
The date of his arraignment at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill will be set within 24 hours, CBS SF reported.