Overview
- Michael Lewis pleaded guilty July 28 to felony stalking and misdemeanor harassment for sending threatening and sexually violent messages to Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.
- He was immediately sentenced to 18 months behind bars with credit for time served since his January arrest at an Indianapolis hotel.
- Protective orders bar Lewis from contacting Clark, attending Fever or Pacers games and using the internet during his incarceration.
- Judge Angela Dow Davis noted Lewis’s disruptive courtroom behavior and recommended he undergo mental health treatment.
- Prosecutors stressed that Clark altered her public appearances out of safety concerns, highlighting the real-world harm of online harassment.