"Mr. Belter, 20, was sentenced in the assault on M.M. and in sexual attacks on three other teenage girls.
Facing up to eight years in prison, he was instead given eight years’ probation by a judge who said he had “agonized” over the decision."
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Facing up to eight years in prison, he was instead given eight years’ probation by a judge who said he had “agonized” over the decision."
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The attacks on M.M. and 3 other girls — two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old — occurred at Mr. Belter’s home over an 18-month period.
Still, the judge said, “It seems to me that a sentence that involves incarceration or partial incarceration isn’t appropriate.”
Still, the judge said, “It seems to me that a sentence that involves incarceration or partial incarceration isn’t appropriate.”
"The girl was 16 when Christopher Belter raped her, according to court documents.
He was a teenager too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume liquor, marijuana and Adderall."
He was a teenager too, a student at an elite private boys school whose family’s western New York home was known as a party house where teens gathered to consume liquor, marijuana and Adderall."
Steven Cohen, a lawyer for M.M., said that M.M. was “deeply disappointed” by Judge Murphy’s decision.
“My client threw up...following the sentencing ... if Chris Belter was not a white defendant from a rich and influential family” he “would surely have been sentenced to prison.”
“My client threw up...following the sentencing ... if Chris Belter was not a white defendant from a rich and influential family” he “would surely have been sentenced to prison.”
"Judge Murphy will turn 70, New York’s mandatory retirement age for judges, next month.
A Democrat, he was first elected to the county court in 2007, according to The News, and re-elected in 2017.
He was Niagara County district attorney for 16 years before becoming a judge."
A Democrat, he was first elected to the county court in 2007, according to The News, and re-elected in 2017.
He was Niagara County district attorney for 16 years before becoming a judge."
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