Why Did Mike Tyson Go to Prison? A Look at the Boxer's 1992 Rape Conviction
In 1992, 25-year-old Tyson was convicted of raping an 18-year-old Desiree Washington and was sentenced to six years in prison. At the time, Washington was a college student and the reigning Miss Black Rhode Island. She met Tyson at the Miss Black American pageant in Indianapolis in 1991.