Published 18:32 IST, June 2nd 2021
What happened to Desiree Washington? The woman who accused Mike Tyson for raping her
While viewers are watching Tyson's documentary, a question has emerged, "What happened to Desiree Washington?" and "Where is Desiree Washington now?".
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Desiree Washington became a popular name in newspapers as she accused Mike Tyson of raping her in 1991. Even after denying accusations, heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, was sentenced to six years in jail in 1991. He recently opened up about incident in ABC's Mike Tyson: Kckout documentary. While viewers are watching documentary, a question has emerged, "What happened to Desiree Washington?" and "Where is Desiree Washington w?".
What happened to Desiree Washington?
Desiree Washington won beauty pant, Miss Black Rhode Island at of 18 in 1991. same year, she participated in ar pant, Miss Black America. Desiree, who was a college student n, was in Indianapolis for beauty pant. Mike Tyson happened to be one of guests on beauty pant. Desiree met Tyson at event. However, a day later, she reported Tyson h raped her as she checked into emergency room of Methodist Hospital. As per several reports, Desiree reported Tyson called her in his hotel room and forced himself on her. She also reported how Tyson laughed at her as she sobbed in trial of case. Tyson's chauffeur also testified at trial. As a result, Tyson was sent to jail for six years. However, he served less than three years in jail before his release.
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After almost three deces, Tyson spoke about case in his recent documentary. boxing champion denied all allegations and said he never even tried to rape a woman. Tyson also said that Desiree and he both kw that he is incent.
Where is Desiree Washington w?
former model, Desiree Washington, seems to be living a low-key life as she never returned to limelight. Very less is kwn about Desiree's life w, however, she faced a lot of backlash from media and audience in early 90s. In 1992, Desiree appeared in an interview with Barbara Walters. She revealed how case changed her from being an outgoing person to someone who sits all day in her room. Desiree also claimed she was offered $1 million to take back case.
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18:32 IST, June 2nd 2021