Criminal Defense Attorney Brad Koffel has secured a sentence reduction
and early release for a former Ohio State diving club coach who was sentenced
last year to four years in prison.
As reported by WBNS-10TV, Attorney Brad Koffel reached a deal that would
allow William Bohonyi to spend up to six months at a facility for non-violent,
felony offenders before being released on probation for up to five years.
Attorney Koffel initially sought an early release for his client after
citing concerns over the current threat of COVID-19 in Ohio prisons and
Bohonyi’s pre-existing medical conditions, which include asthma,
lupus, and celiac disease. Though part of that request was denied, the
presiding judge did order that Bohonyi be sent to a state-run alternative
facility for additional treatment before being released on probation.
Bohonyi was sentenced to four years in prison in August 2019 after pleading
guilty to sexual battery charges stemming from an inappropriate relationship
he had with an underage diver while he was an assistant coach for Ohio
State’s dive club.
As Attorney Koffel told WBNS-10TV:
“The court did not grant our request that Will Bohonyi be released
and placed on probation. Instead, the court took the very measured approach
and placed Will into the custody of a secure facility in Cincinnati for
more specific intervention that offers more efficacy than him simply being
locked in a prison for the next three years. Upon his release from that
facility he will under the strict supervision of the sex offender probation
department for up to five years.
The goal is to reduce the risk of recidivism and the route the judge took
makes the most sense.”
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