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Anthony Saveriano was sentenced to 40 hours of community service to be served by picking up after tailgaters at four remaining homes games as punishment for streaking at a Browns pre-season game at FirstEnergy Stadium.

(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The infamous Cleveland Browns streaker will now be on the outside of First Energy Stadium looking in, cleaning up after tailgaters in the city's municipal parking lot.

Anthony Saveriano, 21, must spend 40 hours picking up tailgating trash as punishment for showing the world his full back -- and front -- during the second half of an Aug. 15 Browns preseason game.

The sentence, handed down Wednesday by Cleveland Municipal Judge Lauren C. Moore, also ordered him to write a letter of apology to the football team and the fans to be published in The Plain Dealer. He will be on probation for a year and was fined $572.

Moore said she thought community service was more appropriate for Saveriano than jail or a large fine.

"We thought it very appropriate that he go out there and clean up after all those partiers and revelers," Moore said.

A spokesman for the court said Saveriano will be able to choose four of the last seven home games to serve out his sentence.

The Cleveland Browns sent this letter to Anthony Saveriano, banning him from FirstEnergy Stadium.

Saveriano was also banned by the Cleveland Browns from ever attending another game in First Energy Stadium, according to court records.

Browns spokesman Zak Gilbert did not return calls seeking comment.

But in a letter addressed to Saveriano, Browns vice president of security Pete Bickmore said Saveriano "seriously compromised" the organization's mission to provide a family friendly environment and was considered "a 'DO NOT ADMIT' at FirstEnergy Stadium.

"If you attempt to attend a game we will pursue legal trespassing charges against you," Bickmore said.

City prosecutors, as part of a plea deal, dropped a charge of public indecency and Saveriano was found guilty on a lesser charge.

Saveriano had hoped to qualify for a special intervention program through the court to allow him to have the charges dismissed. He was not eligible for the program because of previous convictions, the judge said.

Saveriano, of Northfield, disrobed and leaped onto the field during the second half of the Browns' 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions Aug. 15. He escaped a tackle from Lions' running back Joique Bell, who shoved the Saveriano to the ground, but didn't stop him from running to the end zone.

Once he made it through the end zone, he was tackled by stadium security.

Written with Plain Dealer reporter Rachel Dissell