Brian Banks Now

Facing a potential 41-year-to-life sentence and receiving poor legal advice, Banks pleaded no contest to a reduced charge to avoid trial. He was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by five years of parole and mandatory registration as a sex offender.

After exoneration, Banks pursued his NFL dream, signing with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013 following tryouts with the Seattle Seahawks. He made his preseason debut that year.

Banks is now a noted speaker for the wrongfully convicted, and his life story was adapted into the 2019 film Brian Banks . Brian Banks

Banks spent over five years in prison (released in 2007) and another five years on parole, wearing a GPS tracker. Exoneration and Pursuit of Justice

In 2002, during his junior year, he verbally committed to playing college football for the University of Southern California (USC). False Accusation and Imprisonment He made his preseason debut that year

In 2011, accuser Wanetta Gibson admitted to a private investigator that she fabricated the accusations, leading the California Innocence Project to help overturn Banks' conviction on May 24, 2012.

In the summer of 2002, at age 16, Banks was accused of kidnapping and rape by a classmate, Wanetta Gibson. Exoneration and Pursuit of Justice In 2002, during

Banks was a standout linebacker at Long Beach Polytechnic High School (Poly) in California, playing alongside future NFL talents like DeSean Jackson and Marcedes Lewis.