Former Devils prospect Ben Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday in a Windsor, Ontario, court, according to multiple published reports.

The 22-year-old Johnson was convicted of sexual assault in September, stemming from the attack of a 16-year-old girl at a night club in Windsor\ in March of 2013.

Johnson was also accused of sexual assault in a January of 2013, incident, but he was found not guilt of that charge in November of 2015.

Johnson drafted in the third round by the Devils in the 2012 NHL Draft. He spent that majority of the time playing for the Windsor Spitfires and Albany Devils since being drafted.

The Devils terminated Johnson's contract following the September conviction, releasing this statement at the time.

"Earlier today, the club was informed of Windsor Superior Court Justice Kirk Munroe's ruling against Mr. Johnson," the Devils said in a statement after Johnson's September conviction. "Based on the ruling, the club has initiated the process required to terminate Mr. Johnson's Standard Player's Contract."

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