SULPHUR — A judge said the "only reason" he sentenced a child rapist to just probation was he had been assured the victim and her family agreed to the deal.

"And there's a lot of good reasons why they would do that," District Judge Wallace Coppedge said at the Jan. 19 hearing for Benjamin Lawrence Petty

However, a transcript of the hearing shows the judge actually cut off an explanation from the victim's attorney about how the victim and her parents felt.

The transcript — obtained by The Oklahoman on Friday — provides new insights into the deal that has touched off a nationwide furor and forced the prosecutor to resign.