Officer admits sexually assaulting woman; charges dropped, pays $622.50 and has jail time suspended

How in the hell is this even possible?

Officer William Reese Oxendine was convicted in October on two counts of assaulting a female and two counts of sexual battery. Oxendine pleaded guilty on May 7 and the sexual battery charges were dropped. The two counts of assault were consolidated.

According to court records, Oxendine will have to pay a $250 fine as well as $372.50 in court costs. He faced 60 days in jail, but that sentence was suspended and he will instead be placed under 12 months of supervised probation.

Oxendine, an officer in North Carolina for the Pembroke Police Department, also agreed to surrender his officer certification as a part of the agreement.

How, though, was this man able to avoid spending a single day in jail when peaceful protestors get more time than he did?

In any case, this sweeping under the rug for sexual assault should never be possible.