Overview

• Superior Court Judge Melanie Wilk Thunburg ordered Thomas to serve a year of probation for two misdemeanor batteries.
• Prosecutors sought up to two years in prison, while the defense requested a one-year filing that would have resulted in dismissal after a year.
• Although many students described similar conduct over decades, the criminal charges covered two incidents from 2000 and 2002, including one victim under 14.
• Thomas testified he tested more than 600 boys and estimated about 80% removed underwear, using pinches near the groin that experts said have no scientific basis.
• The jury acquitted him of second-degree sexual assault and child molestation, and he will not have to register as a sex offender.