Download or read book Public Heroes, Private Felons written by Jeff Benedict and published by . This book was released on 1997-12-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While arrests of celebrated college & pro athletes for crimes against women escalate, popular sports figures routinely escape accountability for their offenses. Shielded by a lucrative sports industry that fosters the athlete's positive image as role model to the nation's youth, few players are successfully prosecuted & they rarely face sanctions on their eligibility to play. Benedict provides an in-depth examination of several incidents of rape, gang rape, & assault by successful sports figures. He confronts such controversial issues as race, class, the groupie phenomenon, the sexually permissive lifestyle of many athletes, the consensual sex defense, & the sports industry's indifference to recruiting or drafting talented athletes with criminal records.