WAUKESHA, Wis. — A West Virginia man accused of stalking a 13-year-old terminally ill Wisconsin girl has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Court records say 30-year-old Shannon Cole Bailey also was ordered to serve two years on extended supervision, submit to a mental health assessment and move out of Wisconsin when he is released.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports a misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order and two misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing an officer were dismissed after Bailey entered an Alford plea of no-contest Sept. 5.
An Alford plea means a defendant does not admit guilt but agrees the prosecution has enough evidence to get a conviction.
According to the complaint, Bailey told authorities that he sold all his possessions and moved from West Virginia so he could be with the girl.
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