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1. people.com › crime › nate-parker-rape-trial-detailsNate Parker Rape Trial: Details from 1999 Case Involving ...

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   Aug 19, 2016 · Jean McGianni Celestin, a friend and collaborator of Nate Parker, was charged and sentenced for raping a female classmate at Penn State in 1999. The accuser, who committed suicide in 2012, testified that Parker and Celestin sexually assaulted her after a night of drinking.

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2. variety.com › 2016 › filmNate Parker Rape Trial: Accuser Committed Suicide in 2012

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   Aug 16, 2016 · The woman who accused Nate Parker and Jean Celestin of raping her at Penn State died by overdose in 2012, according to her brother. She suffered from depression and PTSD after the incident and felt that Parker got off on a technicality.

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   Jean McGianni Celestin is the writer of the award-winning motion picture, The Birth of a Nation, winner of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

5. www.imdb.com › name › nm7473774Jean McGianni Celestin - IMDb

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   Jean McGianni Celestin grew up in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a writer, known for The Birth of a Nation (2016), which won the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize in 2016.

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6. slate.com › culture › 2016The Birth of a Nation’s director was charged with rape in 1999.

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   Aug 17, 2016 · The alleged rape occurred on the night of Aug. 21, 1999, when Nate Parker, Jean Celestin, Tamerlane Kangas and the woman who accused them returned to Parker and Celestine’s apartment after a...

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7. www.latimes.com › projects › la-ca-mn-birth-nationA new 'Birth of a Nation' dredges up the complicated, ugly ...

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   Sep 30, 2016 · His black teammate Jean McGianni Celestin, who received a writing credit on the film, was convicted of sexual assault in the case. The verdict was overturned and prosecutors later dropped the...

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   Who is Jean McGianni Celestin?

   • His black teammate Jean McGianni Celestin, who received a writing credit on the film, was convicted of sexual assault in the case. The verdict was overturned and prosecutors later dropped the matter. A scene from Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation." (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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   Who is Parker's friend Jean McGianni Celestin?

   • Jean McGianni Celestin, Parker’s longtime friend, wrestling teammate at Penn State and collaborator on Birth of a Nation, was also charged. Celestin was sentenced to six to 12 months in county prison, despite the mandatory sentence of three to six years.

   Nate Parker Rape Trial: Details from 1999 Case Involving Birth of

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   Did Nate Parker rape Jean Celestin?

   • The Birth of a Nation’s director was charged with rape in 1999. Nate Parker speaking at the DGA Awards on February 6, 2016. As Nate Parker’s Nat Turner film The Birth of a Nation nears its Oct. 7 release date, rape allegations made against Parker and writer Jean Celestin 17 years ago have resurfaced in the press.

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   What happened to Parker & Celestin?

   • After a police investigation, Parker and Celestin were both charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, and indecent assault on Oct. 21, 1999.

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9. www.pennlive.com › entertainment › 2016Penn State to "The Birth of a Nation": A timeline of Nate ...

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   Aug 19, 2016 · A woman accused him and his former wrestling teammate Jean McGianni Celestin of rape while they were students in State College. Parker was acquitted of the charges in 2001, but Celestin was...