A former Cape Breton children’s entertainer was handed a two-year prison sentence Wednesday for sexually assaulting a minor.

Dale Rancourt, 51, who is also known as “Klutzy the Clown,” was initially facing nine charges. He pleaded guilty in April to sexual assault and breaching his conditions. The Crown dropped the remaining seven charges.

According to an agreed statement of facts read in court, Rancourt started a relationship with a 15-year-old girl in July 2016. The two eventually lived together for more than a month.

In a victim impact statement, the girl said that she has suffered emotionally and physically from the relationship.

Rancourt has apologized, saying he is “terribly remorseful.”

The judge accepted the Crown and defence’s joint recommendation that Rancourt serve a two-year federal sentence in addition to 24 months’ probation.

With files from CTV Atlantic