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Desiree Washington

Desiree Washington was an 18-year-old Miss Black America beauty pagent contestant who claimed she was raped by boxer Mike Tyson in an Indianapolis, Indiana hotel room on July 19, 1991.

Mike Tyson was found guilty of this charge and served 3 years of a 6-year sentence.

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