No Jail Time for Rape

A deaf man convicted of sexually assaulting a deaf and partially-blind woman at his house will not go to jail. Joshua Jerome Newman of St. Paul, Minnesota pleaded guilty to the crime a few months ago. Today, a judge gave him 10 years probation. The charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor if he completes the term. Although he will not be serving time behind bars, Newman will not be a free man. He'll be in a program for people with a developmental disability who have shown risky behavior.