Transcript for Outrage over a controversial plea deal for a former ex-fraternity president

We turn now to a controversial ruling in a sexual assault case in Texas the former president of a college fraternity was accused of rape. Will not face jail time is all because of a plea deal which has the victim and her family outraged. Tensions ran high in the Texas courthouse. A scuffle broke out in the hall as a suspect walked free and. Despite a felony conviction just moments earlier. Mr. Anderson did anything. Former Baylor student and fraternity president Jacob Walter Anderson was accused of violently assaulting and choking a woman at a party in 2016. Allegedly jacking her until she passed out and leaving her unconscious body outside. Anderson was never charged for assault but instead pleaded no contest to the lesser crime of unlawful restraint. The judge accepted the plea deal which includes a fine and mandatory counseling. But allows the 23 year old to avoid having to register as a sex offender. The crime is a felony and typically carries a sentence of two to ten years in prison. But in a surprising move the judge ruled Anderson does not have to serve any jail time instead giving him three years probation. This isn't the first time this judge has handed down a seemingly light punishment in a sexual assault case. Earlier this year he allowed another convicted assailant to serve their thirty day sentence on weekends only so they could continue their college courses now Anderson's accuser is condemning the judge's ruling in a written response writing. I am devastated by your decision. I have to live with the fact that after all these years and everything I suffered no justice was achieved. And the district attorney defends the plea deal saying it conflicting accounts in this case make the original allegations park to prove. In saying this verdict insurers Anderson will get treatment.

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