Overview
- Ian Cleary, 32, received a two- to four-year state prison term from Adams County Judge Kevin Hess for second-degree sexual assault.
- Cleary was credited with about 18 months already served in custody, which could shorten his remaining time behind bars.
- In July, he pleaded guilty to a single count, and his sentence includes up to eight years of probation after release with lifetime sex-offender registration.
- The case advanced after Cleary sent Facebook messages during a 12-step program that included the admission, “So I raped you,” following an Associated Press investigation.
- He was extradited from France earlier this year, and at sentencing the victim, Shannon Keeler, detailed lasting trauma and criticized the initial police response to her 2013 report.