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STRATFORD — Area women groups and Stratford’s mayor are condemning a sentence for a man who won’t spend any time behind bars for paying a mentally disabled woman to have sex with him.

Chad Bogle, 39, of Stratford pleaded guilty Friday in Stratford Superior Court to obtaining sexual services for consideration from the 25-year-old woman living in a group home.

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Justice Ian Leach sentenced Bogle — who was trained as an education assistant, worked for Family Services Perth Huron and also performed in the community as Bogle the Magic Clown — to a fine of $2,000 and two years probation.

Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson took to Twitter to express his outrage.

“Some will say no politician should ever comment on justice issues, but I can’t stay silent. This case is sick and the sentence is ridiculous,” he tweeted.

“The convicted should be in prison and the judge should be removed from the bench.”

Many other area residents expressed similar anger on Twitter and Facebook.