A former Ozark restaurant owner was sentenced to probation Friday for raping a woman in 2016.

It was the second time in three years that Beau Gormley has avoided a lengthy prison sentence for a sex crime.

In 2016, Gormley, 33, was ordered to participate in a 120-day sex offender prison program after he pleaded guilty in a statutory rape case involving a 16-year-old victim.

He was then released on probation.

While he had been on probation for about a month, Gormley raped a woman in Greene County during an encounter that also included some consensual sexual contact.

Gormley took his second case to trial in December and was found guilty of second-degree rape by Judge Calvin Holden.

On Friday, Gormley went back in front of Holden for his sentencing.

Assistant Greene County Prosecutor Elizabeth Fax asked the judge to sentence Gormley to the maximum 7 years in prison, citing Gormley's prior conviction and his failure while on probation.

"This is not his first rodeo," Fax said.

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Gormley's attorney Jason Coatney asked for probation. Coatney pointed out that when Gormley committed the second crime, he had not yet begun his sex offender counseling.

Coatney said that Gormley has been active and engaged in the counseling and takes responsibility for his actions.

Gormley's probation officer and the woman who oversees his treatment both testified at the sentencing. They said they have seen Gormley make progress and fulfill the requirements of their programs.

Holden ultimately decided to sentence Gormley to 5 years of probation in the rape case. Holden said Gormley would get a lengthy prison sentence if he violates his probation.

In the 2014 statutory rape case, police say Gormley had sex with a 16-year-old in the kitchen of a restaurant he owned, 3rd Street Pasta and Grill in Ozark.

Gormley then forced the girl to change the age on her application to make it seem like he thought she was older, according to police.

The restaurant has since closed.

In the 2016 rape case, police say Gormley pressured a woman for hours to "come lay" with him until she agreed to get in bed with him and perform oral sex on him.

The woman allegedly told police that once Gormley was in bed with her, he got on top of her and forced her to have sex with him. Gormley allegedly told police the sex was consensual.

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