Do you think Mike Tyson did rape Desiree Washington, or was she lying?

Mike Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington, in 1992. He served 3 years of a 10 year sentence, with 4 suspended. He has always maintained his innocence , and said the sex was consensual. Washington, allegedly entered into a beauty pageant after being raped

Tyson's behavior , outside the ring, has proven he has no self-control, and has serious anger issues, and mental health issues. But do you believe Tyson did rape Desiree Washington? Or, do you think she was lying , and he was wrongly convicted?
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  • Mike Tyson was troubled through most of his life, HOWEVER, he has also owned up to every one of his actions in every single other occurrence. I see no reason not to believe him because while he was troubled, while he had issues, he never once lied about them. He has been far more forthcoming with his problems then most people have been and so I don't see why any one would not believe him both in that lying has not been his particular sin, and because a woman went to a hotel with a man she just met then claims she was raped seems rather absurd. You know what happens under those occurences, and she got money and fame out of it. The fact that their was no occurrence of rape at any other time before or since also heavily suggests she exploited him for her own gain and with his reputation, and peoples knee jerk reaction of presuming a woman is always innocent, I think they have unfairly labeled him.

  • Mrs. Washington knew Mike Tyson was a mentally unstable man with no control and easy bait to lure and she used that against him to get paid either by suing him or someone hired her with big time money to ruin Mike Tyson's life.

    I 100% believe Mike Tyson is telling the truth, but people knowing he was a criminal from the streets with a horrible reputation will not give Mike Tyson the benefit of doubt in court.

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  • I'm betting such OUTINGS are in vogue, popular, supported & profitable in either money or fame now thus...
    a) she was giving him regular sex and decided to play with him in denial to see how much she could get him mad & still under control = zero for her, score for him... something that's not really reported and sex continues as before, all forgiven
    b) she got him hot & bothered intentionally, knowing he would get out of control then pulled back the reins in a full gallop, in order to trap him... perhaps usually she gave severe guilt = forgiveness only after cash & prizes awarded her... SOP game for gals with rich BFs

  • No one knows, only they do. We can’t put ourselves in a position where we’ll criticize or support every rape accusation. Some of them are true and others are false.

    My opinion- Tyson is an asshole and an idiot. But I don’t think he actually raped Washington. But I can’t tell you for sure, I mean people can agree or disagree with me, but that doesn’t change the truth. Whether Washington was raped by Tyson or not won’t be determined by people’s opinions.

  • I don't know because I don't know the details of the case. But I heard that she went to his room late at night but just didn't want to actually have sex with him. (I could be wrong) It makes her naive to do something like that but if she said no then it's definitely rape.

    • Does her saying NO while he is cumming inside her justify rape? Just saying we dont know all the details. But any woman going into a hotel room late at night (or anytime really) with only a man or even another woman and thinks she not spreading legs is in need of a reality check

    • @Dreamweaver671 of course not. lol I doubt anyone who was raped before actually wanted it but changed their mind while he's cumming. I meant she said no pretty early on. Yes I agree about going to a hotel room late at night. 💯 Just don't go if you're definitely not ready to have sex with him.

  • The courts found him guilty, but the courts aren't infallible.

    He has a temper, a history of abusing women too.

    I can't say if he did it or not because I wasn't there.

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  • Rich people always rape somebody. The richer they are the more they rape. This time it's worth to make sex-videos or at least video selfies where both of you say the sex was consensual.

  • Honestly, the problem with this kind of things is that they may *both* be telling the truth...

  • Sounds like she set him up. This is why it’s a good idea for you guys not to chase everything that moves and to be careful.

  • I think that he probably believes that it was consensual, but that doesn't mean it was.

  • It was a lie. She was raped the same day Bill Gates gave me his wealth. She like all the others begged for 15 seconds of fame and could care less what price was paid.

    Rapist are repeat offenders. Tyson never did before nor after. Not that means proof positive but it does show there was more going on than the story told. I don't believe he did it now but I did back then with the lie press stories

  • Didn't he also attempt to rape Naomi Campbell before she was famous, but got interrupted by an old professor? So I tend to believe her.

  • Too many false allegations of rape on high-status males, I need to be proven wrong or else I dismiss the allegation entirely.

  • Who cares?

  • I think she knew what his intentions were when she went to his hotel room. I don’t believe he “raped” her. I don’t understand why these women cry rape when they’re the ones who decided to follow these men behind closed doors.

    • Convenience. It works in favor of women if they cry rape so they can get what they want in return: money, defamation of the guy or whatever else they can come up with.

  • I believe she was lying.. she was taking. Page from the book, how to destroy a man now, and using her gender to destroy a famous man.

  • Tyson is crazy, but I think Mrs Washington was lying.

  • Only Mike & Desiree know for sure. If I recall it was a case of he said she said.

  • Didn't he admit to it after he got out of jail years later in an interview?

  • I think he did.

  • I think I don't care anymore and neither does he.

  • Who cares what we think or how we feel? it's all about evidence

  • Who really knows, she may have asked him too stop, and he did not, that could explain the case, and any injuries.

  • Evidence sounds pretty solid and if anything he got off easy, he was sentenced to serve in a youth center even though he was 25 and only spent 3 years there.

  • Tyson, yeah he's a troubled guy so it makes him an easy target for some stupid whore to say he raped her and let him take the fall for it.

    Is it possible? sure, any man is capable of raping any woman. What's the probability though

    • Not all men are capable of raping a woman. Personally, I couldn't get an erection doing so let alone maintain one.

    • @name_is_eric If you really wanted to though you probably could, not wanting to doesn't make you incapable though

  • I think it started out innocently, consensual- until Mike got hit and heavy- and she changed her mind... but he didn’t stop. Then it was rape.

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