As part of a plea deal, Sunil Thakker, 51, of Masala Radio station is prohibited from coming into contact with teenage girls under 17.
He will be on a five-year probation, has to spend 10 days in Harris County jail, pay a fine of USD 1,500, register as a sex offender for lifetime, and do community service for 120 hours.
Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.
Judge Ramona Franklin of the 338th District Court in Harris County sentenced Thakkar yesterday and deferred adjudication of guilt until October 24, 2022.
The prosecution had a diary and a statement from the victim, identified as K S. The alleged offense occurred in February 2014, when K S was 15.
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