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A judge in Waco, Texas, accepted the deal and sentenced Jacob Walter Anderson, 24, to three years of deferred probation.
Anderson must also pay a $400 fine and seek counseling. His criminal record will be expunged if and when he completes probation.
In a tearful statement to the court, Anderson's accuser said she was devastated by the decision to "let my rapist go free." "Jacob Walter Anderson, it must be horrible to be you," she said, according to KWTX.
In her victim impact statement, she also said Anderson had "stolen" her virginity. "I had saved myself for my wedding night and Jacob Anderson stole that from me.
" Anderson initially faced years in prison and having to register for life as a sex offender when he was indicted in 2016 on four sexual assault counts. Under the deal with prosecutors, he pleaded no contest to one charge of unlawful restraint, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.