A former football player at Fairview High School was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation, the maximum allowed by juvenile law,The defendant, who is currently in his early 20s but was charged as a juvenile, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in one case and was found guilty of attempted unlawful sexual contact in a separate case.
“During the psycho-sexual evaluation, he did not take accountability when he had the opportunity to,” Hartman said. “All of this shows that the juvenile is not fully taking responsibility for his actions.” The named victim in the case spoke to the court by remote streaming, and talked about how the aftermath of the assault saw her go from a 4.0 student to having a 50% attendance rate as she dealt with fear, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.But the survivor, who now goes to college out of state, said she wanted to speak Friday for those who couldn’t.
“The juvenile in this case did all of these for so long to so many people that people began to view him as having impunity, and more importantly he began to view himself with impunity,” Turner said. Defense attorney Erik Fischer asked that the defendant not receive any jail time or at least be allowed to serve work release, as he has not picked up any new charges in the six years since the original allegations. Fischer also argued his defendant should not be punished for “the circus that went on at this high school.”
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