HANCOCK COUNTY — The man acquitted of rape in a trial two weeks ago will spend more time in the Hancock County Jail after a judge sentenced him on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Isreal David Tutrow, 20, Greenfield, was given a 365-day sentence by Judge Terry Snow of Hancock County Superior Court 1 on Tuesday morning. The charge, a Class A misdemeanor, stems from a night of drinking with an underage girl who accused Tutrow of rape after he got her drunk. The incident happened a year ago.
Snow suspended 300 days of Tutrow’s sentence. With good behavior and time served, he’ll likely spend about 30 more days in jail before being released and placed on probation, the Hancock County prosecutors office said.
Tutrow was also ordered to stay away from the girl.
Prior to the sentencing, the judge allowed the girl who had accused Tutrow of rape to speak before the court. She told the judge and the defendant while he might have been found not guilty of rape, her life was impacted negatively by his actions that night.
“If I was sober, I would have not have had sex with him,” she said. “One night with Isreal destroyed my life.”
Tutrow also took the stand to tell the court about the time he had served, hoping the judge would allow time he’d already spent in jail to be enough of a sentence. When asked by his attorney if he regretted the night of drinking with the girl, Tutrow told the court, “Yes.”
Prosecutors argued that Tutrow is on record as having violated probation in a previous case. That showed he was not a good candidate to be placed on probation again. The defense noted other cases Tutrow had pending with the county courts had been settled and reminded the court he was not convicted of rape.
“He’s paid for his crimes,” said his attorney, Angela Sallee Field Trapp.
That prompted the judge to offer a clarification. The jury in Tutrow’s trial, Snow said, didn’t say the girl wasn’t raped. It found the state didn’t prove she was.
Earlier Tuesday morning, Tutrow plead guilty to other, unrelated charges: possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor; possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor; and illegal consumption of alcohol, a Class C misdemeanor.
