Mike Tyson: At the peak of his popularity and prowess, Mike Tyson dealt with a rape charge during the peak of his career in 1991. Tyson was convicted of raping the then-18-year-old Miss Black Rhode Island Desiree Washington and sentenced to six years in prison plus four years probation. He served three years and was released in 1995. He went on to resume his boxing career and appear in films such as “The Hangover.”