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Former UCD student gets probation, jail time in sexual assault case
WOODLAND — A former UC Davis student accused of attempted rape pleaded no contest to charges of felony sexual assault and dissuading a witness earlier this month, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office.
Pierce Hunter, 19, was sentenced by Yolo Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock to 150 days in county jail and five years of felony probation, Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven said.
The plea agreement also calls for Hunter to undergo sexual counseling, register as a sex offender during the term of probation and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings three times a week.
If he successfully completes his probation, Hunter will have the opportunity to withdraw his plea on the sexual assault count, Raven said.
UCD police arrested Hunter on the morning of April 22 in connection with an incident they said occurred in a campus residence hall about two months earlier but had not been reported until that week. The victim was a female acquaintance.
“During this past week, his behavior escalated and he made some threats,” UCD police Capt. Joyce Souza said at the time. “It made the victim fearful of the situation and she reported everything.”
Hunter made the plea agreement on June 13, the day his case was scheduled to go to trial.
— Reach Lauren Keene at [email protected] or (530) 747-8048. Follow her on Twitter @laurenkeene
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