Alleged victim in Vanderbilt rape case breaks down

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt student cried on the witness stand after seeing a photo of herself when she was unconscious during an alleged sexual

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt student cried on the witness stand after seeing a photo of herself when she was unconscious during an alleged sexual assault.

Four former Vandy football players are charged with raping the woman in a dorm room in June 2013. One of them, Cory Batey, is on trial this week and faces five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery.

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The woman testified Friday that she woke up in a strange dorm room alone, feeling sick, not knowing where she was and what had happened to her.

Police say they recovered photos and videos that players took on their cellphones during the attack. Nashville police would later show her some of the images they recovered from the phones.