- CAMBRIDGE, Ill. (AP) -- A teen-ager who pleaded guilty to stealing handguns
must remain celibate for 2 1/2 years unless he gets married, a judge said.
Brandon Stevens, 17, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months probation, 180
days in jail and a $2,000 fine.
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- Henry County Judge Clarke Barnes said
Stevens won't have to serve jail time if he completes treatment at a halfway
house and meets conditions that include the celibacy rule. ``Certainly
he´s got no business having sexual relations with people to whom
he´s not married,´´ Barnes said.
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- Prosecutor Ted Hamer said the requirement
was based on the judge's learning in court that Stevens was sexually active,
not because of any sexually related charges.
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- The American Civil Liberties Union said
Stevens' sex life is none of the judge's business.
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- And it's not clear how to enforce Barnes'
order. ``It´s sort of a self-policing type of order,´´
Hamer said. ``Nobody´s going to be spying on him or looking in windows.
I think the judge just hopes he´ll abide by the order.´´
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