OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Former Oklahoma State football player Chris Collins was sentenced to 10 years of probation by a Texas judge Monday for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
The jury in New Boston, Texas, had recommended five years’ probation. The 20-year-old player pleaded guilty Nov. 7 to an aggravated sexual assault charge. He was one of four men charged following an after-prom party in 2004, when he was 17.
District Judge Leon F. Pesek Jr. also ordered him to register as a sex offender, perform 750 hours of community service, pay for one year of counseling for the victim and pay the court $325 for the psychologist who interviewed him, said Lisa McDermott, a spokeswoman for Bowie County District Attorney Bobby Lockhart.
“I don’t think you can find many people in this part of Texas who would say this sentence was harsh,” Lockhart said in a statement. “It was for my part too lenient, but it is a sentence the jury thought was justice. At least the sentence will follow him for the rest of his natural life.”
Collins’ attorney, Paul Hoover, did not immediately return a call for comment.
Collins started at linebacker for Oklahoma State and was dismissed from the team five days after his guilty plea.
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