‘I did not rape this woman,’ says former Trail Blazer Ben McLemore

Former Trail Blazer Ben McLemore adamantly denied charges that he raped and sexually abused an incapacitated woman in Lake Oswego in 2021. His denial came one day after McLemore appeared in court to hear the charges against him and posted bail to get out of Clackamas County Jail. “I did not rape this woman,” McLemore said in a one-page written statement Thursday. “I am not sexually abusive. I have never pursued a sexual relationship when I understood the woman was not interested in me and acting willingly.” He added: “The...