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Man sentenced to prison in case judge calls ‘one of the worst things I’ve ever seen’
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13:47Now PlayingDRIGGS — A man who almost got away with a violent rape over two years ago will now spend time behind bars.
District Judge Steven Boyce sentenced 31-year-old Chet K. Neilson to 15 to 25 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to felony rape. The courtroom was packed and deputies brought in extra chairs for people attending the sentencing hearing.
The guilty plea came as part of an agreement made with Teton County Prosecutors at a mitigation hearing in September. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a felony battery charge and felony enhancement of infliction of great bodily injury.
Investigators with the Teton County Sheriff’s Office tied Neilson to the Aug. 4, 2017, rape by collecting his used chewing tobacco and matching it with DNA from a sexual assault exam of the victim.
“Mr. Neilson, you committed a shocking crime,” Boyce said before handing down the sentence. “I’ve been in the law 25 years and this is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.”
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