In 2019, ex-NFL tight finish Kellen Winslow, Jr., confessed to sexually victimizing 5 ladies in all. Winslow started serving a 14-year jail sentence in 2021, however due to a brand new Left Coast legislation, he’s out of the blue grow to be enlightened and is in search of a diminished sentence by alleging CTE made him do it.  

Winslow, who performed for Cleveland and different NFL groups, admitted guilt for the costs of rape, indecent publicity and lewd conduct along with his victims. “Prosecutors shared harrowing accounts of Winslow stalking and befriending ladies with intent of sexual violence,” wrote Outkick’s Alejandro Avila. “One in every of these circumstances concerned a homeless girl in Encinitas, Calif. who was raped by Winslow. All circumstances of rapes involving the 5 ladies occurred between 2013 and 2018. Winslow pleaded responsible to keep away from a life sentence.” 

Properly that plea was a number of years in the past. Due to California leniency on wrongdoers, Meeting Invoice 124 requires courts “to assist felony defendants who beforehand skilled ‘psychological, bodily, or childhood trauma, together with, however not restricted to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.” This should be considered throughout plea bargaining, sentencing or resentencing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed this into state legislation. 

Simply what Winslow wanted for his get-out-of-jail-early card. He submitted a letter to the San Diego County Superior Court docket in November. He cited habeas corpus in claiming he suffers from “bodily trauma consequently from delicate traumatic mind (sic) dysfunction, in addition to doubtlessly CTE, and this trauma was a contributing issue within the fee of the offense.” By no means thoughts the victims, this legislation ought to qualify him for diminished sentencing, he believes. 

There’s only one small drawback with Winslow’s utility of CTE as a protection for his anti-social habits. It appears that evidently CTE can solely be identified after dying, not whereas an individual remains to be dwelling. Medical doctors can solely uncover CTE throughout an post-mortem. Winslow was actually placing the cart earlier than the horse there. 
Although soccer is the game most frequently talked about in reference to CTE fears, it isn’t the main reason for the mind situation. Biking accounted for 85,000 incidents in a earlier examine. Rating second in the identical examine, 46,000 casesfootball have been attributed to soccer. Baseball, softball, basketball and water sports activities have been shut behind soccer. Even the leisurely sport of golf has been tied to CTE. 

As issues at the moment stand, Winslow will grow to be eligible for parole in 2028. If his doubtful declare of CTE goes in his favor, the convicted rapist may very well be freed even prior to that. And why wouldn’t different soccer gamers use the identical get-out-of-jail-card for his or her crimes as nicely? 

What an injustice that will be for the victims of Winslow and doubtlessly others serving jail time for heinous crimes.