Second Man Sentenced for Rapes

A man accused of raping three Lander University women in their dorm earlier this year has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Bobby Henderson III, 20, Of Orlando, was the second man responsible for the rapes of the three coeds in March. Prosecutors said he was joined in the assaults by Mauldin resident Cameren Keaton Jones.   

Jones received 23 years for each of the charges to be served concurrently as part of a plea deal, which included no reduction of his charges.

Henderson pleaded guilty to 1st degree burglary, three counts of kidnapping, and three counts of criminal sexual conduct, according to WYFF.

Both men were attending nearby Presbyterian College in Clinton on football scholarships at the the time of the rapes. Jones played his prep football at Christ Church Episcopal School.

Police have said that on the night of March 21, Jones and Henderson were able to get into Bearcat Village, a university-owned dormitory on its Greenwood campus, when a male student inadvertently let them into the building.

According to incident reports, Jones and Henderson made their way to the room of the three female students. Officials said one of the women heard a knock at the door and was unable to identify the person on the other side. She looked through the peephole and asked who it was. One of the men responded, “It’s a friend.” When she cracked the door open she saw two men, one of whom pointed a gun at her head, who then forced their way into the room, according to multiple reports.

Police said Jones and Henderson then sexually assaulted the three women at gunpoint.

One of the three alleged victims was in the shower when the attacks began. She came out when she heard a roommate scream and was raped and punched in the stomach, according to reports.

The attackers threatened to shoot the women if they screamed, according to reports.

The women were taken to Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood for treatment and then released.