You know, I have no sympathy for troons and no sympathy for thugs, but something jumps out at me:

According to testimony, Etute first connected with Smith in April 2021 on the dating app Tinder, with Smith posing as a woman going by the name "Angie Renee." Along with teammate Da'Shawn Elder, Etute went to Smith's Blacksburg apartment on April 10 under the assumption that he was meeting a woman. Elder testified that he was disturbed by the circumstances of the meeting, in which Smith hid his face and kept his apartment nearly pitch dark. Both players initially left, but Etute returned to the apartment, and testified that he received oral sex and a $50 gift from Smith.

Why in the flying fuck would you go back? And how do you not find something suspicious about a "woman" giving YOU money for sex? What, for the privilege of your glorious god-emperor cock?

Also;

Etute testified that he stomped on Smith's face as he departed the apartment, leaving a bloody shoe print on Smith's cheek in the process. Security camera footage in the apartment showed all three players leaving quickly, with Etute having spent only three minutes inside Smith's apartment. Etute testified that Smith was still breathing when he left, and the state's forensic detective testified the entire attack likely took only a few seconds.

Look, not defending the troon rapist in the slightest, but, uh, that's murder, my nigga. You stomped on his face. You didn't punch him and he fell over, hitting his head, you took a second to stomp him while he was down.

This thug should be behind bars. Or, I guess, should ALSO be behind bars, since I'm sure someone will somehow read that as me standing up for the troon.