An Oklahoma teenager accused of sexually assaulting and strangling two high school girls saw his criminal case dismissed after completing a youthful-offender rehabilitation plan – all without serving a prison sentence, court records show.Jesse Mack Butler was 17 when he was charged as an adult in Payne County in March 2025 with 10 felony counts tied to alleged attacks on two girls he had dated.The charges included two counts of attempted first-degree rape, three counts of rape by instrumentation, sexual battery, forcible oral sodomy, two counts of domestic assault and battery by strangulation and one count of domestic assault and battery.Prosecutors later added an 11th count alleging that Butler violated a protective order.NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO SHOWS COPS CUFFING TEEN LINKED TO VIOLENT SEX ASSAULT SCANDAL THAT HAS FAMILIES FUMINGJesse Butler pictured in a baseball uniform before the criminal allegations came to light.
(Risin Baseball)FOLLOW US ON XButler’s attorneys asked that he be certified as a youthful offender or, alternatively, treated as a juvenile.The court denied the juvenile request but approved youthful-offender status after prosecutors and the defense reached an agreement.On Aug.
25, 2025, Butler pleaded no contest to all 11 counts.The judge found that he entered the pleas knowingly and voluntarily and that there was a factual basis for them, according to the court docket reviewed by Fox News Digital.The court pronounced sentences of up to 10 years on several counts but placed Butler under the supervision of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs instead of sending him to prison.CALIFORNIA MOM RIPS NEWSOM-BACKED 'DIVERSION PROGRAM' THAT APPEARS TO BENEFIT HER SON'S KILLERThe sentence hung over him while he completed a court-approved rehabilitation plan.
Review-hearing records from December 2025 and April 2026 said Butler remained in compliance with his rehabilitation plan.A protester raises a sign reading "Hold Jesse Responsible" during a demonstr...