Oklahoma teen avoids prison time despite rape convictions


An Oklahoma school district found itself in the spotlight following alarming phone calls after it emerged that a high school student, charged with multiple offenses, would avoid prison.

Superintendent Tyler Bridges mentioned that the identity of the caller remains unknown, but there have been no further calls with a menacing tone.

Jesse Butler, the student in question, entered a no-contest plea to 11 charges, which included first-degree rape and strangulation.

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