Courtesy: St. Joseph County Police Dept.A former Michigan bank president was
sentenced Friday to 2 years in an Indiana
prison for Sexual Battery.
45-year-old William C. Peterson was
accused in 2008 of fondling a 6-year-old girl while she was sleeping.
As part
of a plea deal with Saint Joseph County, Indiana prosecutors, Peterson pleaded guilty in May 2011 to
felony Sexual Battery and misdemeanor Battery. The deal, which could have cleared him of the felony charge, would have delayed
sentencing for 3 years, provided Peterson met the terms and conditions the
court laid out.
In March of this year, the Probation
Department issued a report to the court saying Peterson was in violation of the
terms and conditions.
