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Ex-Trail Blazer Robert Covington testifies in former teammate’s rape trial

Summary by The Oregonian
Former Trail Blazer Robert Covington took the witness stand Wednesday in the rape trial of former teammate Ben McLemore, testifying that he saw a woman trying to arouse McLemore while the two were on a couch in Covington’s Lake Oswego home in the predawn hours of Oct. 3, 2021.

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Robert Covington, who spent eleven years in the U.S. league, testifies that it was the victim who incited the ex-Breogan player at his home in Oregon. "I played dead when I woke up and saw that he was sexually assaulting me," the young woman said in court.

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The Oregonian broke the news in Portland, United States on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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