Indiana 's Marcus Schrenker pleads guilty to federal charges . The former University of Notre Dame football player was accused in a criminal complaint that he paid for sex with an underage girl and had sexual contact with her after she turned 18. ` The defendant stated to air traffic controllers that he was not going to make it , '' according to documents filed in court providing a factual basis for Schrenker 's guilty plea . Schrenker intentionally crashed plane in January . Schrenker parachuted in Alabama before plane crashed in Florida . Schrenker also faces Indiana charges , accused of defrauding investors .
Indiana 's Marcus Schrenker pleads guilty to federal charges . The former University of Notre Dame football player was accused in a criminal complaint that he paid for sex with an underage girl and had sexual contact with her after she turned 18. Schrenker intentionally crashed plane in January . Schrenker parachuted in Alabama before plane crashed in Florida . Schrenker also faces Indiana charges , accused of defrauding investors .