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Christopher Dent pled guilty last week to one count of sexual battery, a Class D felony.
Dent was returned to Posey County after six years.
A trial had previously been set for Aug 16-17, in Posey County Circuit Court.
On Aug. 8, Dent pled guilty to sexual battery, but the remaining charges were dropped pursuant to the sentencing recommendation. Those charges include: count two- battery, a Class B misdemeanor; count three-sexual battery, a Class D felony; and count four- battery, a Class B misdemeanor.
Dent was sentenced to nine months in the Indiana Department of Corrections. He was assessed a fine of $1, plus court costs of $172, a probation fee of $100, an initial probation user fee of $100, and a $250 Sexual Assault Victim’s fee.
In May, Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Saltzman traveled to Miami, Fla., to bring Dent back to Posey County.
A warrant was issued for his arrest in 2003 after he failed to appear in Posey County Circuit Court. He failed to appear for a pre-trial hearing on Feb. 18, 1999.
Dent was to be tried for two counts of Sexual Battery, a Class D felony, and two counts Battery, a Class B Misdemeanor.
The statute of limitations ran out, so the county was not able to charge Dent with fleeing law enforcement.
According to Posey County Prosecutor Jodi Uebelhack, one of Dent’s alleged victims was 17 years of age, while the other was 19.