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A white classmate who pleaded guilty to assaulting a black, mentally disabled high schooler with a coat hanger avoids jail time

An Idaho judge has sentenced a high school football player to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service after prosecutors said he took part in a locker room sexual assault on a black, disabled football player in a small Idaho town.

District Court Judge Randy Stoker sentenced John R.K. Howard of Keller, Texas, on Friday. The Times-News reports that Stoker’s decision included granting a withheld judgment, which means the teen’s conviction could one day be dismissed.

Howard was originally charged with sexually assaulting his classmate with a coat hanger during the October 2015 incident at Dietrich High School. But read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com