Former NFL star Darren Sharper is scheduled to make his first appearance in U.S. District Court in New Orleans to face federal charges that he drugged women in order to rape them. A member of the Saints team that won the Super Bowl in 2010, Sharper was set to appear Monday afternoon before a federal magistrate judge. Proceedings in state court, where he faces aggravated rape charges, are set for Tuesday. Sharper, 39, was a safety who had nine interceptions during the Saints' 2009 season, which ended with a Super Bowl victory in February 2010.
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